cachexia

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Synonyms: cachexic, cachemia, cachexin, cathexis, cachexy, acathexia, cachaemia, cacaemia, cachetic, cachemic, cachexias

Antonyms: cachexic, cachemia, cachexin, cathexis, cachexy, acathexia, cachaemia, cacaemia, cachetic, cachemic, cachexias

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|pathology}} A [[systemic]] [[wasting#Noun|wasting]] of [[muscle#Noun|muscle]] [[tissue]], with or without [[loss]] of [[fat]] [[mass#Noun|mass]], that [[accompany|accompanies]] a [[chronic]] [[disease]]. {{defdate|from mid 16th c.}}

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