marasmus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A condition of chronic undernourishment especially in children, caused by a diet deficient in calories or the inability to digest protein and presenting as a severe loss of body weight.

/məˈɹæz.məs/

marasmus marasmuses

Borrowed from Late Latin marasmus, from Ancient Greek μᾰρᾰσμός (mărăsmós, “withering”, noun).

marantic marasmatic

marasmic marasmoid

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