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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