名詞 marasmus:

1. extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children); can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders

ma.ras.mus

n.Pathology （名詞）【病理學】
A progressive wasting of the body, occurring chiefly in young children and associated with insufficient intake or malabsorption of food.
消瘦：身體逐漸變瘦，主要見于兒童，往往與食物攝入不足或消化不良有關

來源：
New Latin
現(xiàn)代拉丁語
from Greek marasmos
源自 希臘語 marasmos
from marainein [to waste away] * see mer-
源自 marainein [逐漸消瘦] *參見 mer-

【引伸】
maras.mic
adj.（形容詞）