- marasmic
- adjective see marasmus
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
marasmic
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marasmic — Relating to or suffering from marasmus. SYN: marantic. * * * ma·ras·mic mik adj of, relating to, or marked by marasmus: MARANTIC <marasmic infants exhibiting kwashiorkor> … Medical dictionary
marasmic — See marasmus. * * * … Universalium
marasmic — adj. scrawny, weakened, feeble … English contemporary dictionary
marasmic — ma·ras·mic … English syllables
marasmic — mik adjective Etymology: marasmus + ic : of, relating to, or marked by marasmus : marantic … Useful english dictionary
marasmic kwashiorkor — a condition in which there is deficiency of both calories and protein, with severe tissue wasting, loss of subcutaneous fat, and usually dehydration … Medical dictionary
atrophic thrombosis — marasmic t … Medical dictionary
marasmus — marasmic, adj. marasmoid, adj. /meuh raz meuhs/, n. Pathol. malnutrition occurring in infants and young children, caused by insufficient intake of calories or protein and characterized by thinness, dry skin, poor muscle development, and… … Universalium
nutritional marasmus — marasmic kwashiorkor … Medical dictionary
marantic thrombosis — marasmic thrombosis thrombosis, usually of one of the sagittal sinuses, occurring in the wasting diseases of infancy and of old age; called also atrophic t … Medical dictionary
