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n. 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.

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

n. severe malnutrition in children resulting from a diet excessively high in carbohydrates and low in protein

"I notice one young boy's badly swollen feet: they're a sign of a medical condition known as kwashiorkor, or severe protein deficiency."

malnutrition