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Definitions for cachexiakəˈkɛk si ə; -si

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ca•chex•i•akəˈkɛk si ə; -si(n.)

also ca•chex•y

  1. general ill health with emaciation, usu. occurring in association with a disease.

    Category: Pathology

Origin of cachexia:

1535–45; < LL < Gk, =kak(ós) bad +héx(is) condition

ca•chec′tic-tɪk(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. cachexia, cachexy, wasting(noun)

    any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease

Wiktionary

  1. cachexia(Noun)

    A systemic wasting of muscle tissue, with or without loss of fat mass, that accompanies a chronic disease

    2. Origin: From κακός + ἔχειν,

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cachexia(noun)

    alt. of Cachexy

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Cachexia

    General ill health, malnutrition, and weight loss, usually associated with chronic disease.

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