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marasmic

ma·ras·mus
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-raz-muh s]
    • /məˈræz məs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-raz-muh s]
    • /məˈræz məs/

Definitions of marasmic word

  • noun marasmic malnutrition occurring in infants and young children, caused by insufficient intake of calories or protein and characterized by thinness, dry skin, poor muscle development, and irritability. 1
  • noun marasmic Relating to, or suffering from marasmus. 1

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Origin of marasmic

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < New Latin < Greek marasmós a wasting away, akin to maraínein to weaken, waste away

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Parts of speech for Marasmic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

marasmic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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