Marasmus in a sentence as a noun

Besides, malnutrition comes in a range of degrees - it is not synonymous with kwashiorkor or marasmus, not among the scientists you claim as your authority.

Here is an excerpt from a paper on "Treatment of Childhood Schizophrenia Utilizing *** and **********"[1]:The first patient we treated [with ***] was an eleven-year-old girl who was dying of something akin to marasmus.

Marasmus definitions

noun

extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children); can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders