Akademik

cachexy

noun

any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease

• Syn: ↑cachexia, ↑wasting

• Derivationally related forms: ↑waste (for: ↑wasting), ↑cachectic, ↑cachectic (for: ↑cachexia)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.