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

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

From Economist • Nov. 11, 2010

They found that those who had survived marasmus ate differently from those who had survived kwashiorkor.

From Economist • Nov. 11, 2010

At first the general health of the animal does not appear affected, but later the cancer nodules spread to important organs and give rise to marasmus and progressive emaciation.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry