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Definition of: athrepsia
(ā·threp′sē·ə, -shə) noun
1. Bacteriol. Immunity from malignant tumors due to lack of food substance of tumor cells: also called atrepsy.
2. Pathol. Marasmus. [<NL <Gk. a- without + threpsis nourishment]
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