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Definition of Marasmus

Marasmus
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. Pining atrophy, Marasmus, and wide-wasting pestilence. --Milton. Marasmus senilis [L.], progressive atrophy of the aged.

Meaning of Marasmus from wikipedia

- energy intake whereas marasmus is inadequate energy intake in all forms, including protein. This clear-cut separation of marasmus and kwashiorkor is however...
- SAM is a category, composed of two conditions: marasmus and kwashiorkor. Both kwashiorkor and marasmus fall under the umbrella of protein–energy malnutrition...
- Canadian tour in 2006.[citation needed] On March 9, 2007, a new album, Marasmus, was released on Relapse Records. Some commentators noted that the album...
- Emaciation Photo from 1972 of an emaciated child in India with marasmus Pronunciation /ɪˌmeɪʃiːˈeɪʃən/, /ɪˌmeɪsiːˈeɪʃən/...
- degrees. Types include: Kwashiorkor (protein malnutrition predominant) Marasmus (deficiency in calorie intake) Marasmic kwashiorkor (marked protein deficiency...
- Winchester, born June 15, 1866, who died 6 w****s later on July 25 from marasmus. William died in New Haven, Connecticut, on March 7, 1881, of tuberculosis...
- deficiency diseases, the most commonly experienced were starvation and marasmus, as well as a condition at the time called dropsy. Dropsy (oedema) was...
- (underfeeding) is one cause of undernutrition. Two forms of PEM are kwashiorkor and marasmus; both commonly coexist. Kwashiorkor is primarily caused by inadequate protein...
- for his analysis of hospitalized infants in which he found links between marasmus and death with unmothered infants. Spitz also made significant contributions...
- distinguished from protein-energy malnutrition, which can manifest as marasmus or kwashiorkor. Kwashiorkor was once attributed to pure protein deficiency...