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marasmus |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Marasmus \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: marasmus n : extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children); can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders
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