kwashiorkor
Kelime Anlamı :
1. protein yetersizlik.
2. Genellikle çocuklarda protein eksikliğine bağlı olarak gelişen yagyın ödem, kansızlık ve deri lezyonları ile belirgin hastalık tablosu (özellikle tropikal Afrika ve Hint adalarında görülür).
Tanımlar :
1.
severe protein malnutrition, especially in children after weaning, marked by lethargy, growth retardation, anemia, edema, potbelly, skin depigmentation, and hair loss or change in hair color.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
A form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high carbohydrate diet.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
severe malnutrition in children resulting from a diet excessively high in carbohydrates and low in protein
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