About The Word Marasmus
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Marasmus
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What's The Definition Of Marasmus?
[n] extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children); can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders
Synonyms | Synonyms for Marasmus: Related Terms | Find terms related to Marasmus: See Also | malnutrition Marasmus In Webster's Dictionary \Ma*ras"mus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?, to quench, as
fire; pass., to die away.] (Med.)
A wasting of flesh without fever or apparent disease; a kind
of consumption; atrophy; phthisis.
Pining atrophy, Marasmus, and wide-wasting pestilence.
--Milton.
{Marasmus senilis} [L.], progressive atrophy of the aged.
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