marasmus

ma·ras·mus  (m-rzms)

n.

A progressive wasting of the body, occurring chiefly in young children and associated with insufficient intake or malabsorption of food.

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[New Latin, from Greek marasmos, from marainein, to waste away; see mer- in Indo-European roots.]

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ma·rasmic adj.

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marasmus

1. a wasting away or atrophying of the body in the absence of disease.
2. the progressive emaciation that results from malnutrition. — marasmic, adj.

See also: Body, Human

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1. a wasting away or atrophying of the body in the absence of disease.
2. the progressive emaciation that results from malnutrition. — marasmic, adj.

See also: Disease and Illness

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

marasmus - extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children); can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders malnutrition - a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods