marasmus
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The coroner blamed her death on a form of malnutrition called marasmus.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2023
The daughter of Horatio Nelson Cook and Edith Scooffy Cook, she died of marasmus — a form of severe undernourishment — on Oct.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2017
Symptoms normally manifest themselves in one of two ways, known as marasmus and kwashiorkor.
From Economist ● Nov. 11, 2010
The bodies of marasmus survivors seemed to demand more protein in their food.
From Economist ● Nov. 11, 2010
When my worst torture passed, my limbs became cold and rigid as stone; it was the marasmus.
From Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale by M?r J?kai
