01 n. A wasting of flesh without fever or apparent disease; a kind of consumption; atrophy; phthisis.
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A wasting of flesh without fever or apparent disease; a kind of consumption; atrophy; phthisis.(Med.)“Pining atrophy, Marasmus, and wide-wasting pestilence.” — Milton.
Phrases & compounds
Marasmus senilis —
progressive atrophy of the aged.