Medical Definition of Marasmoid
1. Resembling marasmus. Origin: G. Marasmos, withering, + eidos, resemblance (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Marasmoid
Literary usage of Marasmoid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Medico-chirurgical Review by James Johnson, Henry James Johnson (1842)
"I have not given it to marasmoid children to that extent to speak decidedly ;
but in the cases in which I have had an opportunity of exhibiting it, ..."
2. Saint Louis Medical and Surgical Journal (1866)
"... and referring to febrile consumption as the probable cause of marasmoid
conditions, the author concludes: "The most important result of the above ..."
3. Alienist and Neurologist (1889)
"In the marasmoid insane interstitial connective tissue development in the lungs
is frequent: it leads to ..."
4. Lippincott's Medical dictionary: A Complete Vocabulary of the Terms Used in by Ryland W. Greene, Joseph Thomas (1906)
"[Ital.] A cordial, or liqueur, made from small bitter cherries. Marasmic (ma-roz'mic).
Pertaining to or of the nature of marasmus. marasmoid (mo-raz'moid). ..."
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