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Emaciation

Emaciation Meaning & Definition
Emaciation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Emaciation?

[n] extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Emaciation: bonyness | gauntness | maceration

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See Also | leanness | thinness

Emaciation In Webster's Dictionary

\E*ma`ci*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]maciation.] 1. The act of making very lean. 2. The state of being emaciated or reduced to excessive leanness; an excessively lean condition.

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