Hyphenation of marasmus

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word marasmus? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

maras-mus

Definitions of marasmus:

1.	Extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children) Can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders

Synonyms of marasmus:

noun	malnutrition

Last hyphenations of this language

describe mariposas subsibilantly badger partizans bullragged scowlproof auxetical hyperabsorption uranoplegia reluctant hypodermous mandola double-tongued red-boled Taruntius slackerism hunt discountenancer

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