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Cachexy — Cachexia Ca*chex i*a, Cachexy Ca*chex y, n. [L. cachexia, Gr. kachexi a; kako s bad + e xis condition.] A condition of ill health and impairment of nutrition due to impoverishment of the blood, esp. when caused by a specific morbid process (as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cachexy — n. cachexia, chronic weakness, debility (caused by illness) … English contemporary dictionary
cachexy — ca·chexy … English syllables
cachexy — n. generally unhealthy physical or mental state. ♦ cachectic, ♦ cachexic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
cachexy — noun any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease • Syn: ↑cachexia, ↑wasting • Derivationally related forms: ↑waste (for: ↑wasting), ↑cachectic, ↑cache … Useful english dictionary
wasting — noun 1. a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse • Syn: ↑atrophy, ↑wasting away • Derivationally related forms: ↑atrophy (for: ↑atrophy) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Beriberi — Be ri*be ri, n. [Singhalese beri weakness.] An acute disease occurring in India, characterized by multiple inflammatory changes in the nerves, producing great muscular debility, a painful rigidity of the limbs, and cachexy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cachexia — Ca*chex i*a, Cachexy Ca*chex y, n. [L. cachexia, Gr. kachexi a; kako s bad + e xis condition.] A condition of ill health and impairment of nutrition due to impoverishment of the blood, esp. when caused by a specific morbid process (as cancer or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tanacetum balsamita — Costmary Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiospe … Wikipedia
cachexia — cachectic /keuh kek tik/, cachectical, cachexic, adj. /keuh kek see euh/, n. Pathol. general ill health with emaciation, usually occurring in association with cancer or a chronic infectious disease. Also, cachexy /keuh kek see/. [1535 45; < LL … Universalium
