English Explanatory Dictionary

emaciation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of making very lean.
  2. The state of being emaciated or reduced to excessive leanness; an excessively lean condition.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-emaciation.wav

Word forms

emaciation emaciations

Etymology

From emaciate + -ion.

Related words

emaciate
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