单词 | kwashiorkor |
释义 | kwashiorkor /kwah'shee awr"kawr, -keuhr/, n. Pathol. a malnutrition disease, chiefly of children, caused by severe protein and vitamin deficiency and characterized by retarded growth, changes in pigmentation, potbelly, and anemia. [1930-35; < Ga kwašioko the influence a child is said to be under when his mother becomes pregnant with her next child; sp. with r's is r-less speaker's representation of the vowels] |
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