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Word: Marasmus
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: modern Latin, from Greek marasmos ‘withering’, from marainein ‘wither’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
məˈrazməs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
undernourishment causing a child's weight to be significantly low for their age.
Short Definition:undernourishment causing child's weight to be significantly low for their age
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