'Marasmus senilis' definitions:

Definition of 'Marasmus senilis'

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  • marasmus \ma*ras"mus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?, to quench, as fire; pass., to die away.] (Med.) A wasting of flesh without fever or apparent disease; a kind of consumption; atrophy; phthisis. [1913 Webster]
  • Pining atrophy, Marasmus, and wide-wasting pestilence. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Marasmus senilis [L.], progressive atrophy of the aged. [1913 Webster] Marathi