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Cachexia

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cachexynoun(medicine, archaic) Cachexia.

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cachexynoun(medicine, archaic) Cachexia.
anorexianoun(especially in medicine) Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
paludalnounA plant found in marshy habitats.
phosphorus cachexianoun(medicine) a wasting disease caused by exposure to phosphorus
cachexia africananoun(obsolete) A morbid impulse to eat dirt.
dystrophynounA wasting of body tissues, of either genetic origin or due to inadequate or defective nutrition.
consumptionnounThe act of eating, drinking or using.
wasting diseasenounAny medical condition that causes pronounced loss of body mass.
chronic fatigue syndromenoun(pathology) A condition characterized by immune, endocrine and neurologic pathology whose main symptoms are extreme fatigue, extremely low stamina, muscle pain, lymph node swelling, postexertional malaise, and cognitive difficulties.
sarcopenianoun(pathology) Gradual loss of skeletal muscle due to aging, immobility, illness, or combinations thereof.
phthisicnoun(pathology) A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; consumption; phthisis.
cachemianounAlternative form of cachaemia. [(medicine, obsolete) A degenerated or poisoned condition of the blood.]
sarcopaenianounAlternative form of sarcopenia. [(pathology) Gradual loss of skeletal muscle due to aging, immobility, illness, or combinations thereof.]
tabesnoun(more specifically) Tabes dorsalis.
sarcolysisnoun(pathology) The lysis or disintegration of muscular tissue
dynapenianoun(pathology) A neurological disease characterised by loss of muscle strength
catabiosisnoun(medicine) The physiological process by which cells physically degrade due to age
colliquationnounThe act of becoming liquid; melting.
lycorexianoun(pathology, obsolete) Constant, excessive hunger.
wasting sicknessnounwasting disease

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