Look up: KWASHIORKOR

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   kwashiorkor
   [n] - severe malnutrition in children resulting from a diet excessively high in carbohydrates and low in protein
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   Kwashiorkor
   Kwashiorkor: The word kwashiorkor comes from the Ivory Coast. It means the deposed (no longer suckled) child. Kwashiorkor is a childhood disease due to protein deprivation. Early signs are vague: apathy (indifference), lethargy (drowsiness) and irritability. More advanced signs are poor growth, lack of stamina, loss of muscle mass, swelling, abnorm ...
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   kwashiorkor
   A nutritional deficiency illness in children who are not getting enough protein, this results in anaemia, poor growth, weakness, and oedema (which isparticularly characterised by a pronounced pot belly). Infamine-stricken regions, children typically develop kwashiorkor rightafter they are weaned. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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   Kwashiorkor
   `Kwashiorkor` is a type of malnutrition with controversial causes, but it is commonly believed to be caused by insufficient protein intake. It usually affects children aged 1-4 years, although it also occurs in older children and adults. Jamaican paediatrician Cicely D. Williams introduced the name into international scientific circles in her 1935 Lancet article. When a child is nursing, it receives certain amino acids vital to growth from its mo...
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   kwashiorkor
   (kwahsh″e-or´kor) a syndrome occurring in infants and young children soon after weaning. It is due to severe protein deficiency, and the symptoms include edema, pigmentation changes of skin and hair, impaired growth and development, distention of the abdomen, and pathologic liver changes.
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   kwashiorkor
   condition caused by severe protein deficiency. Kwashiorkor is most often encountered in developing countries in which the diet is high in starch and ... [5 related articles]
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   kwashiorkor
   A disease seen originally in Africans, particularly children 1–3 years old, due to dietary deficiency, particularly of protein; characterized by marked hypoalbuminemia, anemia, edema, pot belly, depigmentation of the skin, loss of hair or change in hair color to red, and bulky stools containing undigested food; fatty changes in the cells of th...
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   kwashiorkor
   Protein malnutrition simultaneous with the maintenance of relatively adequate calorie intake. In affected children it causes edema, skin and hair changes, loss of appetite, diarrhea, liver disturbance, and apathy. Its name derives from its occurrence in children rejected from the breast at the birth...
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   kwashiorkor
   kwashiorkor (kwăsh"ēôr'kôr) , protein deficiency disorder of children. It is prevalent in overpopulated parts of the world where the diet consists mainly of starchy vegetables, particularly in sections of Africa, Central and South America, and S Asia. Such a diet, alt...
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