<unk>  is a form of severe malnutrition characterized by energy deficiency. It can occur in anyone with severe malnutrition but usually occurs in children. Body weight is reduced to less than 62% of the normal (expected) body weight for the age.<unk>  occurrence increases prior to age 1, whereas kwashiorkor occurrence increases after 18 months. It can be distinguished from kwashiorkor in that kwashiorkor is protein deficiency with adequate energy intake whereas<unk>  is inadequate energy intake in all forms, including protein. This clear-cut separation of<unk>  and kwashiorkor is however not always clinically evident as kwashiorkor is often seen in a context of insufficient caloric intake, and mixed clinical pictures, called marasmic kwashiorkor, are possible. Protein wasting in kwashiorkor generally leads to edema and ascites, while muscular wasting and loss of subcutaneous fat are the main clinical signs of<unk> . The prognosis is better than it is for kwashiorkor but half of severely malnourished children die due to unavailability of adequate treatment. The word<unk> " comes from the Greek μαρασμός<unk>  ("withering").
Marasmus
Priapism
Anorgasmia
Dipsomania
Vitalism
Hyperorgasmia
Psychedelia
Mummia