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Definition: Kwashiorkor |
KwashiorkorNoun1. Severe malnutrition in children resulting from a diet excessively high in carbohydrates and low in protein. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: KwashiorkorSynonym: Deficiency diseases. (additional references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
When a child is nursing, it receives certain amino acids vital to growth from its mother's milk. When the child is weaned, if the diet that replaces the milk is high in starches and carbohydrates, and consists of less than 12% total calories in protein (as is common in parts of the world where the bulk of the diet consists of starchy vegetables, or where famine has struck), the child may develop kwashiorkor.
Symptoms of kwashiorkor include a swollen abdomen, and reddish discoloration of the hair and skin. Generally, the disease can be treated by adding meat or milk back into the diet; however, a case of kwashiorkor will permanently affect a child's physical growth and, in severe cases, mental development.
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| "Kwashiorkor" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Kwashiorkor" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 3 | 202,518 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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kwashiorkor | 75 |
kwashiorkor marasmo | 4 |
kwashiorkor picture | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "kwashiorkor"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | kwashiorkor. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | kwashiorkor, vetleverziekte, eitwitondervoeding. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kvasiorkor. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | kwashiorkor. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Kwashiorkor, Polykarenzsyndrom (multiple deficiency syndrome), malignes Unterernährungssyndrom, Fettleberkrankheit, Ernährungsödemsyndrom. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | μορφή πελλάγρας εμφανιζόμενη στους διατρεφόμενους αποκλειστικά με αραβόσιτο. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | kwashiorkor. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ashiorkorkway Kwashiorkor. (various references) kwashiorkor, niño rojo. (various references) kwashiorkor. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "kwashiorkor": kwashiorkors. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-h-i-k-k-o-o-r-r-s-w" | |
-2 letters: hairworks. | |
-3 letters: hairwork, wooraris. | |
-4 letters: harrows, karroos, rikshaw, woorari. | |
-5 letters: arioso, arrows, harrow, hookas, irokos, karoos, karroo, khakis, kishka, rakish, rawish, shikar, sirrah, sorrow, wahoos, whirrs. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-h-i-k-k-o-o-r-r-s-w" | |
+1 letter: kwashiorkors. | |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.- .--. .- ... .... .. --- .-. -.- --- .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001011 01110111 01100001 01110011 01101000 01101001 01101111 01110010 01101011 01101111 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)K w a s h i o r k o r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004B 0077 0061 0073 0068 0069 006F 0072 006B 006F 0072 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4589678574758184778184 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, danese, dinamarquês, danés, dansk |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, olandese, holandês, holandés, holländsk |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finlandese, finlandês, finês, finlandés, finés, finsk |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francese, francês, francés, fransk, franska |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, tedesco, alemão, alemán, tysk |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, greco, grego, griego, grek |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, italiano, italiensk, italienska, italienare |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portoghese, português, portugués, portugis |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spagnolo, espanhol, español, spanska språk, spansk |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, översättning | Zweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svedese, sueco, svensk |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglese, inglês, inglés, engelsk |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Usage Frequency | 5. Expressions: Internet 6. Translations: Modern 7. Derivations 8. Anagrams | 9. Orthography 10. Bibliography |
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