Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cachexia"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cachexia \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).
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cachexia
n : any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and
mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease [syn:
{cachexy}, {wasting}]
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