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cachexia

[ kuh-kek-see-uh ]
/ kəˈkɛk si ə /
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noun Pathology.

general ill health with emaciation, usually occurring in association with cancer or a chronic infectious disease.

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Also ca·chex·y [kuh-kek-see] /kəˈkɛk si/

Origin of cachexia

1535–45; <Late Latin <Greek, equivalent to kak(ós) bad + héx(is) condition (hek-, variant stem of échein to have + -sis-sis) + -ia-ia

OTHER WORDS FROM cachexia

ca·chec·tic [kuh-kek-tik], /kəˈkɛk tɪk/, ca·chec·ti·cal, ca·chex·ic, adjective

Words nearby cachexia

Cache la Poudre, cache memory, cachepot, cachet, Cacheu, cachexia, cachexia hypophysiopriva, cachexia strumipriva, cachinnate, cachinnation, Cachoeiro do Itapemirim
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Words related to cachexia

malady, sickness, disease, affliction, ailment, complaint, upset, infirmity, indisposition

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British Dictionary definitions for cachexia

cachexia

cachexy (kəˈkɛksɪ)

/ (kəˈkɛksɪə) /

noun

a generally weakened condition of body or mind resulting from any debilitating chronic disease

Derived forms of cachexia

cachectic (kəˈkɛktɪk), adjective

Word Origin for cachexia

C16: from Late Latin from Greek kakhexia, from kakos bad + hexis condition, habit
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Medical definitions for cachexia

cachexia
[ kə-kĕk′sē-ə ]

n.

Weight loss, wasting of muscle, loss of appetite, and general debility that can occur during a chronic disease.
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Scientific definitions for cachexia

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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