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
The marasmus survivors tended to have had low birthweights.
From Economist • Nov. 11, 2010
The bodies of marasmus survivors seemed to demand more protein in their food.
From Economist • Nov. 11, 2010
Everybody has his favourite death: some delight in apoplexy, and others prefer marasmus.
From Sydney Smith by Russell, George William Erskine
