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
An inability to do that is the price paid for protection from famine by those predisposed to marasmus.
From Economist ● Nov. 11, 2010
The bodies of marasmus survivors seemed to demand more protein in their food.
From Economist ● Nov. 11, 2010
I’ve seen some of our North American babies look like Lincoln Imps when they were down with marasmus.
From Leerie by Ruth Sawyer
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