kwasiorkor

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch kwashiorkor, from English kwashiorkor, from Ga kwašiɔkɔ, kwàṣìɔkɔ́ (“the sickness the older child gets when the next baby is born”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kwasiˈɔrkɔr/ Rhymes: -kɔr, -ɔr, -r Hyphenation: kwa‧si‧or‧kor === Noun === kwasiorkor (plural kwasiorkor-kwasiorkor) (pathology, pediatrics) kwashiorkor: A form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high-carbohydrate diet Synonyms: busung lapar, hongeroedeem, kurang energi protein ==== Alternative forms ==== kwasyiorkor (Standard Malay) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “kwasiorkor”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016