• (n.) Profound debility of children due to lack of food and to unhygienic surroundings.
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1. Obsolete term for marasmus. ... 2. As used by Ehrlich, immunity to transplanted neoplastic cells due to a lack of nourishment in the sense of a deficiency of supposed substances required for the development of such cells. ... Synonym: atrepsy. ... Origin: G. A-priv. + threpsis, nourishment ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(ә-threp´se-ә) extreme malnutrition and wasting of subcutaneous tissue and muscle; see also marasmus. adj., athrep´tic., adj.
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A·threp'si·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... priv. + ... nourishment.]
(Medicine) Profound debility of children due to lack of food and to unhygienic surroundings. --
A*threp'tic adjective Found on
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ă-threp′sē-ă, ath′rep-sē Definitions: 1. Obsolete term for marasmus. 2. As used by Ehrlich, immunity to transplanted neoplastic cells caused by a lack of nourishment in the sense of a deficiency of substances supposedly required for the development of such cells. Synonyms: atrepsy
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athrepsy, athrepsia, athreptic 1. Lacking nourishment. 2. Known as marasmus: Emaciation and wasting in an infant due to malnutrition. 3. In medicine, immunity to tumor inoculation due to a supposed lack of the special nutritive material necessary for tumor growth.
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