MARASMUS


Meaning of MARASMUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mə-ˈraz-məs ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek marasmos, from marainein to waste away

Date: 1656

: a condition of chronic undernourishment occurring especially in children and usually caused by a diet deficient in calories and proteins

• ma·ras·mic -ˈraz-mik adjective

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