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adj
Causing a waste, or wasting away; causing pronounced loss of body mass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
Gradual deterioration or wasting away.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The act by which something is laid waste; destruction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
present participle and gerund of waste
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: atrophy, wasting away
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: symptom
Narrower terms: amyotrophia, amyotrophy, tabes, kraurosis
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, cachexy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: infirmity, frailty, debility, feebleness, frailness, valetudinarianism
History
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Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
