kwashiorkor

See also: Kwashiorkor

English

Etymology

From Ga kwašiɔkɔ, kwàṣìɔkɔ́ (“the sickness the older child gets when the next baby is born”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kwɒʃ.iˈɔː.kɔː/, /kwæʃ.iˈɔː.kɔː/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkwɑʃ.iˈɔɹ.kɚ/, /ˌkwɑʃ.i.ɔɹˈkɔɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)kə(ɹ), -ɔː(ɹ)

Noun

kwashiorkor (countable and uncountable, plural kwashiorkors)

1. (pathology) A form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high-carbohydrate diet.

Derived terms

• kwashiorkored
• kwashiorkoric

Translations

form of malnutrition

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 誇休可爾症 / 夸休可尔症 (kuāxiūkě'ěrzhèng), 蛋白質缺乏症 / 蛋白质缺乏症 (dànbáizhì quēfázhèng)

• Finnish: kvasiorkor
• German: Kwashiorkor (de) m, Mehlnährschaden (de) m
• Indonesian: busung lapar (id), kwasiorkor (id)
• Malay: kwasyiorkor
• Maori: mate puku rerena, mate rerena
• Portuguese: kwashiorkor (pt) m

References

• “kwashiorkor”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “kwashiorkor”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwa.ʃjɔʁ.kɔʁ/

Noun

kwashiorkor m (uncountable)

1. (pathology) kwashiorkor (malnutrition caused by protein deficiency)

Portuguese

Noun

kwashiorkor m (uncountable)

1. (pathology) kwashiorkor (malnutrition caused by protein deficiency)