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noun
Cachexia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cachexia, wasting
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: infirmity, frailty, debility, feebleness, frailness, valetudinarianism
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