CACHEXIA Synonyms
There are 17 hypernyms of the word cachexia. (close relations)
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| wasting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease • a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse | ||||||
| atrophy | nounn | |||||
noun • a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse • any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) verb • undergo atrophy | ||||||
| debilitation | nounn | |||||
noun • serious weakening and loss of energy | ||||||
| emaciation | nounn | |||||
noun • extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) | ||||||
| frailty | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) • moral weakness | ||||||
| malnutrition | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods | ||||||
| thinness | nounn | |||||
noun • relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width • the property of having little body fat • the property of being very narrow or thin • the property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness • a consistency of low viscosity • The property of lacking substance or strength. | ||||||
| undernourishment | nounn | |||||
noun • not having enough food to develop or function normally | ||||||
| cachexy | nounn | |||||
noun • any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease | ||||||
