marasmus

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The coroner blamed her death on a form of malnutrition called marasmus.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2023

The daughter of Horatio Nelson Cook and Edith Scooffy Cook, she died of marasmus — a form of severe undernourishment — on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2017

The bodies of marasmus survivors seemed to demand more protein in their food.

From Economist • Nov. 11, 2010

An inability to do that is the price paid for protection from famine by those predisposed to marasmus.

From Economist • Nov. 11, 2010

Everybody has his favourite death: some delight in apoplexy, and others prefer marasmus.

From Sydney Smith by Russell, George William Erskine