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marasmus

/məˈɹæz.məs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
maras-mus
IPA
/məˈɹæz.məs/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A condition of chronic undernourishment especially in children, caused by a diet deficient in calories or the inability to digest protein and presenting as a severe loss of body weight.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin marasmus, from Ancient Greek μᾰρᾰσμός (mărăsmós, “withering”, noun).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: marasmus, μᾰρᾰσμός

Usage

Inflected Forms

marasmuses (plural)

Derived Forms

marasmic marasmoid

Frequently Paired Words

marantic marasmatic

Questions

How do you pronounce marasmus?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˈɹæz.məs/.
What does marasmus mean?
A condition of chronic undernourishment especially in children, caused by a diet deficient in calories or the inability to digest protein and presenting as a severe loss of body weight.
Where does marasmus come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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