marasmus
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of marasmus
1650–60; < New Latin < Greek marasmós a wasting away, akin to maraínein to weaken, waste away
Example Sentences
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The coroner blamed her death on a form of malnutrition called marasmus.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2023
The daughter of Horatio Nelson Cook and Edith Scooffy Cook, she died of marasmus — a form of severe undernourishment — on Oct.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2017
They found that those who had survived marasmus ate differently from those who had survived kwashiorkor.
From Economist ● Nov. 11, 2010
An inability to do that is the price paid for protection from famine by those predisposed to marasmus.
From Economist ● Nov. 11, 2010
Heaven keep the new-born infant from star-blasting and moon-blasting, from epilepsy, marasmus, and the devil!
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)
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