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cachexia

(kə kek′sē ə)

noun

a generally weakened, emaciated condition of the body, esp. as associated with a chronic illness

Origin: 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 adjective or cachexic

See cachexia in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Weight loss, wasting of muscle, loss of appetite, and general debility that can occur during a chronic disease.

Origin:

Origin: Late Latin

Origin: , from Greek kakhexiā

Origin: : kako-, caco-

Origin: + hexis, condition (from ekhein, to have; see segh- in Indo-European roots)

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