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Athrepsia
A`threp´si`a
n. | 1. | (Med.) Profound debility of children due to lack of food and to unhygienic surroundings. |
athrepsia
athrepsia [ah-threp´se-ah] extreme malnutrition and wasting of subcutaneous tissue and muscle; see also marasmus. adj., adj athrep´tic.a·threp·si·a , athrepsy (ă-threp'sē-ă, ath'rep-sē), 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. Synonym(s): atrepsy [G. a- priv. + threpsis, nourishment] athrepsia (1) Malnutrition. (1) A term of waning use for host resistance to a transplanted neoplasm, attributed to a lack of nutrients necessary for tumour growth.Parrot, Jules Marie, French physician, 1829-1883. Bednar-Parrot syndrome - Synonym(s): Parrot I syndromeParrot atrophy of the newbornParrot nodes - Synonym(s): Parrot signParrot pseudoparalysis - syphilitic osteochondritis in newborns causing pseudoparalysis in one or more extremities. Synonym(s): syphilitic pseudoparalysisParrot sign - indicates congenital syphilis in newborns. Synonym(s): Parrot nodesParrot I syndrome - pseudoparalysis; periarticular swelling, onset seldom after 3 months of age. Synonym(s): Bednar-Parrot syndrome; Parrot syphilitic osteochondritisParrot II syndrome - failure to thrive, emaciation, edema, dry skin, with subcutaneous fat loss, abdomen flat or distended, hypothermia, slow pulse, decreased metabolic rate. Synonym(s): marasmus; infantile atrophy; inanition; athrepsiaParrot syphilitic osteochondritis - Synonym(s): Parrot I syndromeParrot ulcer - seen in stomatitis or thrush |