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cachexia
 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun cachexia has 1 sense
  1. cachexia, cachexy, wasting - any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
    --1 is a kind of infirmity, frailty, debility, feebleness, frailness

Definitions from the Web

Cachexia:

Noun:

  1. The general physical wasting and malnutrition usually associated with chronic disease or advanced age.
  2. A syndrome characterized by loss of appetite, weight loss, muscle atrophy, and weakness, often seen in individuals with cancer or other chronic illnesses.

Example sentences:

  1. As the disease progressed, he suffered severe cachexia, resulting in extreme thinness and weakness.
  2. The patient's cachexia was a clear indication of the advanced stage of his cancer.

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