MARASMUS


Meaning of MARASMUS in English

[ mə'razməs ]

■ noun Medicine undernourishment causing a child's weight to be significantly low for their age.

Derivatives

marasmic adjective

Origin

C17: mod. L., from Gk marasmos 'withering'.

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