cachexia Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
    cachexy; wasting.

WordNet

Ca*chex"i*a, Ca*chex"y noun (Also<
  • Cachexia
  • Cachexy
)
Etymology
L. cachexia, Gr. bad + condition.
Definitions
  1. 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 tubercle).

Webster 1913