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1. n. A wasting of flesh without fever or apparent disease; a kind of consumption; atrophy; phthisis. Source: opted
2. n. extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children); can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders Source: wordnet
3. n. extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children); can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders Source: ecdict

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children disorders emaciation extreme food inadequate intake malabsorption malnutrition metabolic result apparent atrophy consumption disease fever flesh kind phthisis wasting

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