cachexia

Meaning

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

Synonyms

cachexy

wasting

dyscrasia

general bad health

wasting away

maceration

caahexy

Translations

cachessia

cachexie

Kachexie

caquexia

cachexie

Auszehrung

cattiva salute generale

cachexia

uitputting van het lichaam

caquexia

Caquexia

beden zayıflığı

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəˈkɛksɪə/

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).