English Explanatory Dictionary

cachexia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A systemic wasting of muscle tissue, with or without loss of fat mass, that accompanies a chronic disease.

Pronunciation

/kəˈkɛksɪə/ /kæˈkɛksɪə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cachexia.wav /kəˈkɛksiə/

Word forms

cachexia cachexias cachexiae

Etymology

From Late Latin cachexia or French cachexie, from Ancient Greek καχεξία (kakhexía), from κακός (kakós, “bad; injurious”) + ἕξῐς (héxĭs, “act of having; habit or state of body”) (ultimately from ἔχω (ékhō, “to have”)) + -ῐᾰ (-ĭă, suffix added to adjectives to form abstract nouns).

Synonyms

cachexy

Related words

chronic wasting disease waste away

Derived words

anticachectic cachectic cachexia Africana cachexic cachexy phosphorus cachexia procachectic
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