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Definition of marasmus in English: marasmusnoun məˈrazməsməˈræzməs mass nounMedicine Undernourishment causing a child's weight to be significantly low for their age. Example sentencesExamples - HIV infection predisposes children to develop severe malnutrition, although this is more commonly manifest as marasmus than kwashiorkor.
- Clinical impression of wasting of musculature of the limbs, but not severe enough to describe the child as suffering from marasmus was classified as emaciation.
- Cases of marasmus, which causes children to waste away, increased more than 50-fold.
- Prevalence of clinical protein energy malnutrition in the form of marasmus was found in 6 children, while Kwashiorkor was not recorded.
- Patients with marasmus present with severe weight loss and wasting of both muscle and adipose tissue.
Origin Mid 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek marasmos 'withering', from marainein 'wither'. Definition of marasmus in US English: marasmusnounməˈræzməsməˈrazməs Medicine Severe undernourishment causing an infant's or child's weight to be significantly low for their age (e.g., below 60 percent of normal). Example sentencesExamples - Cases of marasmus, which causes children to waste away, increased more than 50-fold.
- Clinical impression of wasting of musculature of the limbs, but not severe enough to describe the child as suffering from marasmus was classified as emaciation.
- Prevalence of clinical protein energy malnutrition in the form of marasmus was found in 6 children, while Kwashiorkor was not recorded.
- Patients with marasmus present with severe weight loss and wasting of both muscle and adipose tissue.
- HIV infection predisposes children to develop severe malnutrition, although this is more commonly manifest as marasmus than kwashiorkor.
Origin Mid 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek marasmos ‘withering’, from marainein ‘wither’. |