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CACHEXIA
cachexia, cachexy, wasting
(noun) any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cachexia (countable and uncountable, plural cachexias or cachexiae)
(pathology) A systemic wasting of muscle tissue, with or without loss of fat mass, that accompanies a chronic disease. [from mid 16th c.]
Synonym: cachexy
Notes
Source: Wiktionary
Ca*chex"i*a, Ca*chex"y, n. Etym: [L. cachexia, Gr.
Definition: A condition of ill health and impairment of nutrition due to impoverishment of the blood, esp. when caused by a specific morbid process (as cancer or tubercle).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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