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cachexia Definition

ca·chexia (kə kek′sē ə)

noun

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

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

cachexia Related Forms

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

cachexia Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • experience: People with cancer and other chronic diseases often experience cachexia; a. .
  • stop: Another trial is looking at using the drug thalidomide to help slow down or stop cachexia.

Preposition: in

patient: Can progressive resistance training reverse cachexia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis?

Noun used with modifier

  • cancer: Lindsey AM, Piper BF, Stotts NA: The phenomenon of cancer cachexia: a review.
  • anorexia: Cachexia You may also hear this called ' wasting syndrome ' or ' anorexia cachexia syndrome ' .

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