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Showing words for MARASMUS using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Marasmus

marasmus

7 Letter Words for Marasmus

asarums, rammass

6 Letter Words for Marasmus

aramus, asarum, asuras, ramass, rasuma, rusmas, smarms, summar, summas

5 Letter Words for Marasmus

amass, arums, arusa, assam, assur, asura, auras, maars, mamas, maras, marms, marum, masas, massa, masus, msasa, muras, musar, ramus, rusas, rusma, sarsa, sarum, sarus, smarm, smurs, summa, suras, surma, ummas, usara

4 Letter Words for Marasmus

amar, amas, amma, ammu, amra, amur, amus, arms, arum, asar, aura, maam, maar, maas, mama, mams, mara, marm, mars, maru, masa, mass, masu, mura, musa, muss, rama, rams, rasa, rsum, rums, rusa, russ, sama, sars, sasa, saum, saur, smur, sums, sura, umma, ursa, usar, ussr

3 Letter Words for Marasmus

aam, aas, ama, amu, ara, arm, ars, aru, ass, aum, maa, mam, mar, mas, mau, mrs, mss, mum, mus, ram, ras, rms, rum, saa, sam, sar, sau, sma, ssu, sum, sur, sus, uma, umm, ums, ura, urs, usa

Definitions for Marasmus

[1] malnutrition occurring in infants and young children, caused by insufficient intake of calories or protein and characterized by thinness, dry skin, poor muscle development, and irritability.
[2] pathol general emaciation and wasting, esp of infants, thought to be associated with severe malnutrition or impaired utilization of nutrients

Words related to Marasmus

attenuation, consumption, withering, thinness, malnutrition, atrophy, starvation, anorexia, wasting, tabes, haggardness

Words nearby Marasmus

marantic, marari, marasca, maraschino, maraschino cherry, marasmus, marat, marat, jean-paul, maratha, maratha confederacy, marathi

Origin of Marasmus

1650–60; < New Latin < Greek marasmós a wasting away, akin to maraínein to weaken, waste away

Other words from Marasmus

ma·ras·mic , adjective
ma·ras·moid , adjective
ma•ras′ mic adj.

Word origin for Marasmus

C17: from New Latin, from Greek marasmos, from marainein to waste

Synonyms for Marasmus

anorexia, atrophy, attenuation, boniness, consumption, malnutrition, skinniness, starvation, tabes, thinness, undernourishment, wasting, withering, haggardness, wasting away