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Kwashiorkor

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a severe malnutrition in children resulting from a diet excessively high in carbohydrates and low in protein

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Kwashiorkors
possessive
Kwashiorkor's
pluralpossessive
Kwashiorkors'