Athreptic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Athrepsia \A*threp"si*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? priv. + ?
     nourishment.] (Med.)
     Profound debility of children due to lack of food and to
     unhygienic surroundings. -- {A*threp"tic}, a.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]