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ma·ras·mus | \ mə-ˈraz-məs 
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\Definition of marasmus
: a condition of chronic undernourishment occurring especially in children and usually caused by a diet deficient in calories and proteins
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marasmus
nounma·ras·mus | \ mə-ˈraz-məs \
\Medical Definition of marasmus
: severe malnutrition affecting infants and children especially of impoverished regions that is characterized by poor growth, loss of subcutaneous fat, muscle atrophy, apathy, and pronounced weight loss and is usually caused by a diet deficient in calories and proteins but sometimes by disease (as dysentery or giardiasis)
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The first known use of marasmus was in 1574
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