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marasmus

[ muh-raz-muhs ]

noun

Pathology.
  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.


marasmus

/ əˈæə /

noun

  1. pathol general emaciation and wasting, esp of infants, thought to be associated with severe malnutrition or impaired utilization of nutrients
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·m adjective
  • ·mǾ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of marasmus1

1650–60; < New Latin < Greek ó a wasting away, akin to íԱ𾱲 to weaken, waste away
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of marasmus1

C17: from New Latin, from Greek marasmos, from marainein to waste
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Medical records suggest Jesús was suffering from marasmus, a type of malnutritioncaused by a general lack of nutrients.

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The daughter of Horatio Nelson Cook and Edith Scooffy Cook, she died of marasmus — a form of severe undernourishment — on Oct.

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“It has become much worse in the past year. I have seen about 20 cases of marasmus in the last few months. We are also seeing dozens of cases of extreme weight loss,” said Álvarez.

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Marantic thrombi are those whose origin is attributable to that enfeebled condition of the body known as marasmus.

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His disease was called by the physicians marasmus, a wasting away of the vital powers, a sort of consumption, not merely of the lungs, but of the stomach and every thing else.

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