[kuh-kek-see-uh] 
| general ill health with emaciation, usually occurring in association with cancer or a chronic infectious disease. |
| ca·chex·i·a (kə-kěk'sē-ə) n. Weight loss, wasting of muscle, loss of appetite, and general debility that can occur during a chronic disease. [Late Latin, from Greek kakhexiā : kako-, caco- + hexis, condition (from ekhein, to have; see segh- in Indo-European roots).] |
cachexia ca·chex·i·a (kə-kěk'sē-ə)
n.
Weight loss, wasting of muscle, loss of appetite, and general debility that can occur during a chronic disease.
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