cachexia
general ill health with emaciation, usually occurring in association with cancer or a chronic infectious disease.
Origin of cachexia
1- Also ca·chex·y [kuh-kek-see] /kəˈkɛk si/
Other words from cachexia
- ca·chec·tic [kuh-kek-tik], /kəˈkɛk tɪk/, ca·chec·ti·cal, ca·chex·ic, adjective
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How to use cachexia in a sentence
He had been in poor health for a number of years, and was then in a very cachectic condition.
The Electric Bath | George M. SchweigIn cachectic states, such as cancer, the blood pressure is low.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: | Louis Marshall WarfieldAll cachectic or morbid nutrition conditions are due to imperfect lymph.
Valere Aude | Louis DechmannHis controls fed on other acids became cachectic, but showed no arterial changes.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: | Louis Marshall WarfieldHmaturia sometimes occurs, especially in broken-down and cachectic subjects and in an advanced stage of scurvy.
British Dictionary definitions for cachexia
cachexy (kəˈkɛksɪ)
/ (kəˈkɛksɪə) /
a generally weakened condition of body or mind resulting from any debilitating chronic disease
Origin of cachexia
1Derived forms of cachexia
- cachectic (kəˈkɛktɪk), adjective
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Scientific definitions for cachexia
[ kə-kĕk′sē-ə ]
Severe weight loss, anorexia, and general debility that occur as a result of chronic disease. Cachetic patients exhibit signs of malnutrition, including muscle wasting.
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