marasmus

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μᾰρασμός (marasmós, “withering”), from μᾰραίνω (maraínō, “to waste, wither”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /məˈɹæz.məs/

Noun

marasmus (uncountable)

(medicine) Any wasting disease, especially a severe loss of body weight, in children, caused by malnutrition or the inability to digest protein

Derived terms

Translations

wasting disease

Chinese:
Mandarin: 消瘦 (zh) (xiāoshòu)
Esperanto: marasmo (eo), subnutrado
Finnish: marasmi
French: marasme (fr) m
Georgian: მარაზმი (marazmi)

German: Marasmus (de) m
Italian: marasma (it) m
Japanese: マラスムス (marasumasu)
Portuguese: marasmo (pt) m
Russian: мара́зм (ru) m (marázm)
Spanish: marasmo (es) m

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.