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- Ancient Greek · derived fromμᾰρᾰσμός“withering”
- Late Latin · borrowed frommarasmus
- English todaymarasmus
Borrowed from Late Latin marasmus, from Ancient Greek μᾰρᾰσμός (mărăsmós, “withering”, noun).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
marasmus
Today it 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. Full definition →
Late Latin marasmus ← Ancient Greek μᾰρᾰσμός