marasmus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; , fr. &unr_;, 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.
Marasmus senilis [L.], progressive atrophy of the aged.[1913 Webster]