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Definition kwashiorkor in British English

kwashiorkor noun

[uncountable] noun
/ˌkwɒʃiˈɔː(r)kɔː(r)/
1

a serious disease that mainly affects children in Africa and is caused by a lack of protein in the food that they eat

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2

a type of malnutrition that affects young children in the tropics, caused by lack of protein in the diet

Example

That small boy has kwashiorkor.

Definition kwashiorkor in British English