1.【医】消瘦,衰弱
1.a gradual wasting away of the body, generally associated with severe malnutrition or inadequate absorption of food and occurring mainly in young children
1.The forms of PEM (marasmus and kwashiorkor) are described in Nutritional Diseases in the Health section, later in this chapter.
PEM的症状（重度消瘦，恶性营养障碍）在本章的健康一节中的营养疾病有描述。
2.The bodies of marasmus survivors seemed to demand more protein in their food.
消瘦症幸存者群体似乎需要在他们的食物中有更多的蛋白质。
3.Marasmus is the condition resulting from caloric inadequacy of the diet.
消瘦是由饮食的热量不足引起的症状。
4.In marasmus, the amino acid pattern of the plasma is less seriously distorted.
消瘦症患者血浆里的氨基酸的模式受歪曲的严重程度较
5.However, in 1866, their young daughter, Annie developed a childhood disease (marasmus) and died.
然而，就在1866年，他们年幼的女儿安妮罹患小儿疾病（消瘦症）死去。
6.Children with marasmus are simply emaciated.
衰弱症的孩子只是瘦而已。
7.An inability to do that is the price paid for protection from famine by those predisposed to marasmus.
由那些预先安排给消瘦症患者免于饥馑措施付出的代价就是，要做到这些相当无能为力。