Marasmus

2 definitions found

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

  marasmus \ma*ras"mus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?, to quench, as
     fire; pass., to die away.] (Med.)
     A wasting of flesh without fever or apparent disease; a kind
     of consumption; atrophy; phthisis.
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           Pining atrophy,
           Marasmus, and wide-wasting pestilence.   --Milton.
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     {Marasmus senilis} [L.], progressive atrophy of the aged.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  marasmus
       n : extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in
           children); can result from inadequate intake of food or
           from malabsorption or metabolic disorders