cachectic

Variant of cachexia

cachexia definition

ca·chexia (kə kek′sē ə)

noun

a generally weakened, emaciated condition of the body, esp. as associated with a chronic illness
also cachexy ca·chex′y (-sē)

Etymology: ModL < Gr kachexia, bad habit of body < kakos, bad + hexis, habit < echein, to have < IE base *seh-, to hold fast, conquer > scheme

Related Forms:

  • cachectic ca·chec′·tic (-kek′tik) adjective or cachexic ca·chex′ic (-kek′sik)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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