Cachexia Definition

kə-kĕksē-ə
noun
A generally weakened, emaciated condition of the body, esp. as associated with a chronic illness.
Webster's New World
Weight loss, wasting of muscle, loss of appetite, and general debility that can occur during a chronic disease.
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Noun

Singular:
cachexia
Plural:
cachexias

Origin of Cachexia

  • Late Latin from Greek kakhexiā kako- caco- hexis condition (from ekhein to have segh- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek κακός (kakos, “bad, wretched”) + ἔχειν (ekhein, “to have”), present active infinitive of ἔχω (ekhō).

    From Wiktionary

Cachexia Sentence Examples

  • In chronic cases the eventual effects are anaemia, melanosis, enlargement of the spleen and liver, and general cachexia.

  • People with cancer and other chronic diseases often experience cachexia; a. .

  • Another trial is looking at using the drug thalidomide to help slow down or stop cachexia.

  • Cachexia You may also hear this called ' wasting syndrome ' or ' anorexia cachexia You may also hear this called ' wasting syndrome ' or ' anorexia cachexia syndrome ' .

  • But probably the greater part of the enormous total of deaths set down to malaria is due to the malarial cachexia.

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