marasmus senilis

noun

progressive atrophy of the aged

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nounmarasmus senilis (uncountable)
  1. dateduncountableprogressive atrophy of the aged

    Five died from tuberculosis, 2 of pneumonia, 2 of carcinoma, and 1 each of marasmus senilis, hepatic cirrhosis, and pyelonephritis.

    1901, “An Epitome Of Current Medical Literature”, in The British Medical Journal 1

Origin

  1. Latin[Term?]
  2. Englishmarasmus senilis

From Latin [Term?].

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