Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun marasmus

1 sense of marasmus

Sense 1
marasmus -- (extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children); can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders)
       => malnutrition -- (a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods)