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. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Marasmus senilis [ L. ],