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athrepsia

athrepsia noun: profound debility of children due to lack of food and to unhygienic surroundings.

Noun

athrepsia (uncountable)

  1. Profound debility of children due to lack of food and to unhygienic surroundings.
    Synonyms:
    marasmus

Synonyms of athrepsia

Origin of athrepsia

From a- + Ancient Greek θρέψις (thrépsis, “nourishing”) (from τρέφω (tréphō)) + -ia.

Questions about athrepsia

What does athrepsia mean?
Athrepsia means profound debility of children due to lack of food and to unhygienic surroundings.
What part of speech is athrepsia?
Athrepsia is a noun.

Words near athrepsia in the dictionary

  1. Athonites
  2. athoracic
  3. athoracophorid
  4. athoracophorids
  5. Athos
  6. athrepsia
  7. athrepsy
  8. athreptic
  9. athresia
  10. athrill
  11. athrob

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