Across
- 3. Long-term poor nutrition leads to growth ______.
- 6. Treatment includes gradual ______ therapy.
- 7. Body tissue that is severely reduced in marasmus.
- 9. Another nutrient lacking in marasmus besides calories.
- 10. Children with marasmus often appear extremely ______.
- 11. Extreme thinness seen in marasmus.
- 13. Severe form of protein-energy malnutrition in children.
- 16. The body organ system affected due to wasting of muscles.
- 19. Another term for severe malnutrition.
- 20. Loss of muscle mass seen in marasmus.
Down
- 1. The condition mainly affects young ______.
- 2. Lack of proper nutrients in diet causes ______.
- 4. Therapeutic milk used in early treatment of severe malnutrition.
- 5. The main deficiency causing marasmus.
- 8. A major sign is low body ______.
- 12. Skin becomes dry and ______.
- 14. Man Characteristic facial appearance called ______ face.
- 15. Poor increase in body weight in malnourished children is called growth ______.
- 17. Marasmus commonly occurs in children under ______ years.
- 18. Marasmus results from long-term ______ deficiency.