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Definition of 'wasting syndrome' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  wasting syndrome
A condition of involuntary weight loss of greater then 10% of baseline body weight. It is characterized by atrophy of muscles and depletion of lean body mass. Wasting is a sign of MALNUTRITION as a result of inadequate dietary intake, malabsorption, or hypermetabolism.

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waste management  waste products  wasting disease, chronic  wasting syndrome  water deprivation  water intoxication  water loss, insensible  



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