"wasting away of the body," 1650s, Modern Latin, from Greek marasmos "a wasting away, withering, decay," from marainein "to quench, weaken, wither," from PIE root *mer- "to rub away, harm" (see morbid). Maras (n.) evidently in the same sense is attested from mid-15c. Related: Marasmic.
双语例句
1. Marasmus is the condition resulting from caloric inadequacy of the diet.
消瘦是由饮食的热量不足引起的症状.
来自辞典例句
2. The clinical manifestations of the cancer were bloody spatum, faver, chest pain and marasmus.
