About The Word Cachexia
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Cachexia
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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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