marasmus

marasmus is a 8-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A wasting of flesh without fever or apparent disease; a kind of consumption; atrophy; phthisis. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A wasting of flesh without fever or apparent disease; a kind of consumption; atrophy; phthisis.
2. noun. extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children); can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders

Common word forms

marasmuses

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