CACHECTIC

cachectic

(adjective) relating to or having the symptoms of cachexia

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

cachectic (comparative more cachectic, superlative most cachectic)

Having cachexia; wasting away from a disease or chronic illness.

Source: Wiktionary


Ca*chec"tic, Ca*chec"tic*al, a. Etym: [L. cachecticus, Gr. cachectique.]

Definition: Having, or pertaining to, cachexia; as, cachectic remedies; cachectical blood. Arbuthnot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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