athrepsia

== English == === Etymology === From a- + Ancient Greek θρέψις (thrépsis, “nourishing”) (from τρέφω (tréphō)) + -ia. === Noun === athrepsia (uncountable) (pathology) Profound debility of children due to lack of food and to unhygienic surroundings. ==== Synonyms ==== marasmus ==== Related terms ==== athreptic threpsology ==== Translations ====