Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun kwashiorkor

1 sense of kwashiorkor

Sense 1
kwashiorkor -- (severe malnutrition in children resulting from a diet excessively high in carbohydrates and low in protein)
       => malnutrition -- (a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods)