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marasmus

/məˈɹæz.məs/

marasmus noun: a condition of chronic undernourishment especially in children, caused by a diet deficient in calories or the inability to digest protein and presenting as a severe loss of body weight.

Noun

marasmus (countable and uncountable, plural marasmuses)

  1. A condition of chronic undernourishment especially in children, caused by a diet deficient in calories or the inability to digest protein and presenting as a severe loss of body weight.
    • Indian children are still among the skinniest and shortest on the planet, but they are taller and plumper than were their parents or grandparents, and the signs of gross hunger, such as marasmus, are now rarely seen in nutritional surveys.2015, Angus Deaton, “4 Health in the Modern World”, in The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality, page 163

marasmus meaning in Tamil and Urdu

marasmus in Tamil

உடல் இளைப்பு, குழந்தை உடல் இறைப்பு, குழந்தை உடல் மெலிவு, தராத்தாடம், நோஞ்சான்

marasmus in Urdu

سوکھا

Forms of marasmus

pluralmarasmuses

Origin of marasmus

Borrowed from Late Latin marasmus, from Ancient Greek μᾰρᾰσμός (mărăsmós, “withering”, noun).

Words formed from marasmus

Phrases with marasmus

Questions about marasmus

What does marasmus mean?
Marasmus means a condition of chronic undernourishment especially in children, caused by a diet deficient in calories or the inability to digest protein and presenting as a severe loss of body weight.
What is marasmus in Tamil?
Marasmus in Tamil is உடல் இளைப்பு, குழந்தை உடல் இறைப்பு, குழந்தை உடல் மெலிவு. See Marasmus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is marasmus?
Marasmus is a noun.
How do you pronounce marasmus?
Marasmus is pronounced /məˈɹæz.məs/.
What is the plural of marasmus?
The plural of marasmus is marasmuses.

Words near marasmus in the dictionary

  1. marasmic
  2. marasmics
  3. marasmielloid
  4. marasmioid
  5. marasmoid
  6. marasmus
  7. marasmus senilis
  8. marasmuses
  9. marasquino
  10. marasquinos
  11. Marat

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