A wasting of flesh without fever or apparent disease; a kind of consumption; atrophy; phthisis.
A condition occurring mostly in infants.(3 to 18 months) as a result of a chronic gross deficiency of calories and an accompanying lack of protein and other nutrients. It is characterized by low body weight, loss of subcutaneous fat, and wasting of muscle tissue. The condition is frequently accompanied by diarrhea.
a form of protein-caloric malnutrition caused by a diet deficient in both protein and carbohydrates.
extreme malnutrition caused by lack of calories. It is found especially in children, and is characterized by emaciation
Similar to malnutrition, progressive wasting away
extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children); can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders
a wasting away of the body, often due to malnutrition.
An extreme case of malnutrition.
Extreme weakness and wasting secondary to malnutrition.
A medical term for starvation or a gradual wasting away of the body, generally associated with severe malnutrition or inadequate absorption of food.
a form of protein deficiency characterized by a wasting away of the body and a high mortality rate
A severe case of malnutrition.
Malnutrition occurring in infants and young children, caused by an insufficient intake of calories or protein and characterized by thinness, dry skin, poor muscle development, and irritability. In the mid-nineteenth century, specific causes were associated with specific ages: In infants under twelve months old, the causes were believed to be unsuitable food, chronic vomiting, chronic diarrhea, and inherited syphilis. Between one and three years, marasmus was associated with rickets or cancer. After the age of three years, caseous (cheeselike) enlargement of the mesenteric glands (located in the peritoneal fold attaching the small intestine to the body wall) became a given cause of wasting. (See tabes mesenterica.) After the sixth year, chronic pulmonary tuberculosis appeared to be the major cause. Marasmus is now considered to be related to kwashiorkor, a severe protein deficiency.
1. Malnutrition occurring in infants and young children, caused by an insufficient intake of calories or protein. 2. progressive emaciation Membranous Croup - hoarse cough
a form of protein-energy malnutrition in which a deficiency of energy in the diet causes severe body wasting.
A widespread human protein deficiency disease caused by a diet low in calories and protein or imbalanced in essential amino acids.
n: Nutritional-deficiency disease caused by a diet that does not have enough calories and protein to maintain good health.
Marasmus is a form of severe protein-energy malnutrition characterised by calorie deficiency and energy deficiency. Some other PEMs are kwashiorkor and cachexia (the most common one in the developed world).