kwashiorkornoun [ U ]
uk/ˌkwæʃ.iˈɔː.kɔːr/us/ˌkwɑː.ʃiːˈɔːr.kɔːr/specializeda serious disease caused by eating too little protein, mainly found in children in parts of tropical Africa
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Disease & illness - general words
- autoimmune disease
- bilharzia
- bluetongue
- bout
- CFS
- CGD
- complaint
- dose
- dreaded lurgy
- endemic
- industrial disease
- lay
- life-threatening
- lurgy
- morbidity
- pandemic
- pinkeye
- strangulated
- syndrome
- wasting disease
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