marasmus
11Marasmus — Wasting away, as occurs with children who have kwashiorkor. Also called cachexia, is usually a result of protein and calorie deficiency. * * * Cachexia, especially in young children, primarily due to prolonged dietary deficiency of protein and… …
12marasmus — n. mixed deficiency of both protein and calories, resulting in severe wasting in infants. Body weight is below 60% of that expected for age, the infant looks ‘old’, has thin sparse hair, is pallid and apathetic, lacks skin fat, and has subnormal… …
13Marasmus (album) — Marasmus Studio album by Leng Tch e Released March 9, 2007 Recorded CCR studios in Belgium Genre …
14Marasmus senilis — marasmus ma*ras mus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?, to quench, as fire; pass., to die away.] (Med.) A wasting of flesh without fever or apparent disease; a kind of consumption; atrophy; phthisis. [1913 Webster] Pining atrophy, Marasmus, and wide… …
15Marasmus senilis — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 R54 Senilität: Altersschwäche …
16marasmus — noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek marasmos, from marainein to waste away Date: 1656 a condition of chronic undernourishment occurring especially in children and usually caused by a diet deficient in calories and proteins • marasmic adjective …
17marasmus — Wasting of the body due to a deficiency in energy giving food, as opposed to protein deficiency (kwashiokor) …
18marasmus — noun Any wasting disease, especially a severe loss of body weight, in children, caused by malnutrition or the inability to digest protein …
19Marasmus — Ma|rạs|mus 〈m.; ; unz.; Med.〉 Schwund der Körperkräfte u. der Körpersubstanz, Verfall des Körpers [zu grch. marainein „sich verzehren“] * * * Ma|rạs|mus, der; , …men [griech. marasmós, zu: marai̓nein = verzehren] (Med.): fortschreitender… …
20Marasmus — Ma|rạs|mus 〈m.; Gen.: ; Pl.: unz.; Med.〉 Schwund der Körperkräfte u. Verfall des Körpers [Etym.: <grch. marainein »sich verzehren«] …
