Kwashiorkor designates a specific type of malnutrition -- that of not getting nearly enough protein. Although kwashiorkor is very rare in Americans, up to half of the nationâs elderly population may be at risk for it.
conferee. 1  a person on whom something is conferred, especially the recipient of an academic degree. 2  a person, group, etc., that confers or takes part in a conference.
A proffer is a person's offer of information to the government for the purpose of the government's evaluating whether the person will be a witness or a defendant, and if a defendant, the degree of leniency that the government is willing to extend in exchange for the information, if any.