Title: W
Course: Level 3 - Glossary > Section: Glossary U-Z

Wasting - ምቅጣን/ምምንማን

Wasting is defined as a low weight for the height of the child compared to the standard child of the same height. Wasted children are vulnerable to infection. It is a form of acute malnutrition.

ምቅጣን/ምምንማን ማት ሓደ ህፃን ትሑት ሚዛን ንቁመቱ እንትህልዎ ምስ ኣብቲ ዝድለ ደረጃ/ብርኪ ምስ ዝህሉ ቆልዓ/ህፃን ተመሳሳሊ ቁመት ዘለዎ እንትወዳደር፤፤ ሚዛኖም ዘተሓተ ቆልዑ ንረኽሲ ዝተቃለዑ ኢዮም፤፤ምቅጣን/ምምንማን ናይ ህፁፅ ሕፅረት መግቢ ዓይነት ኢዩ