Definition of Cachexia

1. Noun. Any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease.

Exact synonyms: Cachexy, Wasting
Generic synonyms: Debility, Feebleness, Frailness, Frailty, Infirmity, Valetudinarianism
Derivative terms: Cachectic, Cachectic, Waste

Definition of Cachexia

1. n. 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).

Definition of Cachexia

1. Noun. (medicine) A systemic wasting of muscle tissue, with or without loss of fat mass, that accompanies a chronic disease ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cachexia

1. general ill health [n -S] : CACHEXIC [adj]

Medical Definition of Cachexia

1. A profound and marked state of constitutional disorder, general ill health and malnutrition. Origin: Gr. Hexis = habit This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cachexia

cachectic fever
cachectic oedema
cachectic pallor
cachectin
cached
cacheless
cachepot
cachepots
cacher
cachers
caches
cachet
cacheted
cacheting
cachets
cachexia (current term)
cachexia aphthosa
cachexia aquosa
cachexia hypophyseopriva
cachexia strumipriva
cachexia thyroidea
cachexia thyropriva
cachexias
cachexic
cachexies
cachexin
cachexy
caching
cachinnate
cachinnated

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