- marasmoid
- \\-ˌmȯid\ adjective
Etymology: marasmus + -oid: resembling marasmus
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marasmoid, a. Med.(məˈræzmɔɪd)[f. marasm-us + -oid.]Resembling marasmus.in Funk's Stand. Dict. in Cassell Suppl.
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marasmoid — Resembling marasmus. [G. marasmos, withering, + eidos, resemblance] * * * ma·ras·moid (mə razґmoid) resembling marasmus … Medical dictionary
marasmoid — adj. resembling marasmus (weakening, wasting away) … English contemporary dictionary
marasmoid — ma·ras·moid … English syllables
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
emaciated — adj gaunt, drawn, haggard, pinched, hollow eyed, withered, shriveled, shrunken, dried up, wizened, Brit. Dial. wizen; scrawny, scraggy, spare, skinny, thin, lean, lanky, lank, slim, slender, attenuate, attenuated, tenuous; atrophied, atrophic,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
marasmus — n. intense emaciation due to malnutrition. ♦ marasmic, ♦ marasmous, a. ♦ marasmoid, a. like this … Dictionary of difficult words
