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cachexia

[ kuh-kek-see-uh ]

noun

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

cachexia

/ kəˈkɛksɪə; kəˈkɛksɪ; kəˈkɛktɪk /

noun

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

/ kə-kĕk′sē-ə /

  1. 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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Derived Forms

  • cachectic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • ca·chec·tic [k, uh, -, kek, -tik], ca·checti·cal ca·chexic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cachexia1

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

Origin of cachexia1

C16: from Late Latin from Greek kakhexia, from kakos bad + hexis condition, habit

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