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Meaning of 'marasmus' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Marasmus [ n.]
- A wasting of flesh without fever or apparent disease; a kind of consumption; atrophy; phthisis.

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  • Marasmus
    Severe physiological weakness found in infants suffering from a deprivation of either food or love is called marasmus.

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