marasmus

Japanese: marasmus
marasmus

…There are several types of malnutrition. One is an extreme lack of calories (calories) ingested, called marasmus (calorie deficiency malnutrition), and the other is a lack of nutrients, especially protein, called kwashiorkor (protein deficiency malnutrition). Malnutrition seen in underdeveloped countries such as Africa is often severe, and is called protein energy malnutrition (PEM). …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "marasmus" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…栄養失調はいくつかのタイプに分けられている。一つは摂取カロリー(熱量)それ自体が極端に不足しているもので,カロリー欠乏栄養失調,マラスムスmarasmusとよばれ,他の一つは栄養素のうちとくにタンパク質が欠乏しているものでタンパク欠乏栄養失調,クワシオコールkwashiorkorとよばれている。アフリカなどの未開発国でみられるものは重症のものが多く,タンパクカロリー(熱量)欠乏栄養失調protein energy malnutrition(PEMと略称)とよばれている。…

※「marasmus」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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