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kwashiorkor

kwash·i·or·kor

kwashiorkor

 
pronunciation:
kwa shi or kr
part of speech: noun
definition: a chiefly African disease of babies and small children that is caused by malnutrition and whose symptoms include potbelly, edema, anemia, and discoloration of hair or skin.