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, marasmic adjective
MARASMUS
Meaning of MARASMUS in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012