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Cachexia

Cachexia Meaning & Definition
Cachexia Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cachexia?

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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cachexia: cachexy | wasting

Related Terms | Find terms related to Cachexia:

See Also | debility | feebleness | frailness | frailty | infirmity

Cachexia In Webster's Dictionary

\Ca*chex"i*a\, Cachexy \Ca*chex"y\, n. [L. cachexia, Gr. kachexi`a; kako`s bad + "e`xis condition.] 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).

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