All marasmus synonyms

noun marasmus

• gauntness — extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.
• attenuation — the act of attenuating or the state of being attenuated
• consumption — The consumption of fuel or natural resources is the amount of them that is used or the act of using them.
• withering — to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
• thinness — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
• malnutrition — lack of proper nutrition; inadequate or unbalanced nutrition.
• atrophy — If a muscle or other part of the body atrophies, it decreases in size or strength, often as a result of an illness.
• starvation — the act or state of starving; condition of being starved.
• anorexia — Anorexia or anorexia nervosa is an illness in which a person has an overwhelming fear of becoming fat, and so refuses to eat enough and becomes thinner and thinner.
• undernourished — not nourished with sufficient or proper food to maintain or promote health or normal growth.
• wasting — not used or in use: waste energy; waste talents.
• bony — Someone who has a bony face or bony hands, for example, has a very thin face or very thin hands, with very little flesh covering their bones.
• tabes — a gradually progressive emaciation.
• skinnier — very lean or thin; emaciated: a skinny little kitten.
• haggardness — having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety; worn: the haggard faces of the tired troops.