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| ID | DOID:12328 |
| PURL | http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_12328 Copy |
| Name | marasmus |
| Definition | A protein-energy malnutrition that is characterized by severe caloric deprivation, has_symptom emaciation, decreased height and weight gain, and decreased metabolism with hypothermia, bradycardia, and constipation, and has_material_basis_in severe caloric deprivation. https://www.jpedhc.org/article/S0891-5245(96)90071-1/pdf |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2025_09_01:154730001 |
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NCIthesaurus |
| Synonyms |
Nutritional atrophy [EXACT] Nutritional marasmus [EXACT] |
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