Meaning of CACHEXIA
| Pronunciation: | | ku'kekseeu
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| | Definition: | | [n] any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease |
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| | Synonyms: | | cachexy, wasting |
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| | See Also: | | debility, feebleness, frailness, frailty, infirmity | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ca*chex"i*a\, Cachexy \Ca*chex"y\, n. [L. cachexia,
Gr. kachexi`a; kako`s bad + "e`xis condition.]
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).
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Malnutrition and wasting due to illness. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Cachexia is the appearance of widespread of wasting of the body, pale color, dry wrinkled skin and mental depression; a clinical sign of serious chronic disease, especially cancer. |
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