kwashiorkor (Crossword)
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- Clue: Malnutrition
Answer: kwashiorkor
Definitions of “kwashiorkor”
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• A dietary protein deficiency disease seen originally in Africans
• Kwashiorkor: The word kwashiorkor comes from the Ivory Coast
• A nutritional deficiency illness in children who are not getting enough protein
• Kwashiorkor ər is a form of severe protein–energy malnutrition characterized by edema
• Protein malnutrition simultaneous with the maintenance of relatively adequate calorie intake
• (kwahsh″e-or´kor) a syndrome occurring in infants and young children soon after weaning
• Severe protein deficiency in children under five years, resulting in retarded growth, lethargy, oedema
• Severe malnutrition in children resulting from a diet excessively high in carbohydrates and low in protein
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