Associations to the word «Cachexia»
Noun
- Wasting
- Malnutrition
- Sclerosis
- Aids
- Epilepsy
- Cancer
- Tumor
- Acetate
- Nausea
- Appetite
- Diarrhea
- Syndrome
- Arthritis
- Hiv
- Vomiting
- Obesity
- Muscle
- Tuberculosis
- Nutrition
- Progressive
- Abnormality
- Patient
- Nutrient
- Metabolism
- Weight
- Fat
- Intake
- Disease
- Fever
- Diabetes
- Symptom
- Loss
- Antagonist
- Alteration
- Seizure
- Infection
- Waste
- Expenditure
- Failure
- Illness
- Tissue
- Treatment
- Supplement
- Protein
- Disorder
- Therapy
- Ill
- Condition
- Factor
- Burn
- Mechanism
- Cause
- Characteristic
- Pain
- Gene
- Drug
- Combination
- Mass
- Energy
- Exercise
- Effect
- Response
- Level
Adjective
Wiktionary
CACHEXIA, noun. (medicine) (pathology) A systemic wasting of muscle tissue, with or without loss of fat mass, that accompanies a chronic disease.
Dictionary definition
CACHEXIA, noun. Any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease.
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.