kwashiorkor

n. 夸休可尔症, 恶性营养不良

发音

UK /kwɒʃ.iˈɔː.kɔː/
UK /kwæʃ.iˈɔː.kɔː/
US /ˌkwɑʃ.iˈɔɹ.kɚ/
US /ˌkwɑʃ.i.ɔɹˈkɔɹ/

词形变化

kwashiorkors 复数 kwashiorkors

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    夸休可尔症

    蛋白质缺乏症

    可数 不可数 医学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

词源

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

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