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adj
Pertaining to, suffering from or marked by marasmus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: marasmic
Antonyms: none provided
History
Probably from Koine Greek μαραντικός (marantikós, “wasting away”), from the aorist stem of Ancient Greek μαραίνω (maraínō, “I waste away, wither”).
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