ma|ras|mus

ma|ras|mus
ma|ras|mus «muh RAZ muhs», noun.
a wasting away of the body, especially due to malnutrition or old age, rather than disease.
[< New Latin marasmus < Greek marasmós, alteration of máransis < maraínein put out (a fire), die away slowly]

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