Talk:Kwashiorkor

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Do you have any pictures of people with kwashiorkor? [[User:NazismIsntCool|

Nazism isn't cool]] 05:41, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

What is the other name for kwashiorkor?

[edit] another mechanism for Kwashiorkor

A professor gave me a math problem concerning the hypoosmotic effects of reduced serum albumin (which has colligative properties, as any other molecule would) due to reduced protein intake/production. This would lead to an overall decrease in oncotic pressure in the capillaries, in turn increasing the osmotic flux through the capillary wall, resulting in edema. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Raleightodd (talk • contribs) 01:43, 28 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Meaning

Here it is said:

The name is derived from one of the Kwa languages of coastal Ghana and means "the one who is displaced"

Wich language?

And in wp:fr they say:

Le terme, qui signifie enfant (kwashi) rouge (orkor) dans la langue des Ashanti du Ghana

So they mention the concrete language and give a compleatly different meaning... Which one is right? --83.32.66.149 19:49, 20 May 2007 (UTC)