CACHEXIA Synonyms
There are 17 hypernyms of the word cachexia. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CACHEXIA
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| wasting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease • a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse | ||||||||
| atrophy | nounn | |||||||
noun • a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse • any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) verb • undergo atrophy | ||||||||
| debilitation | nounn | |||||||
noun • serious weakening and loss of energy | ||||||||
| emaciation | nounn | |||||||
noun • extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) | ||||||||
| frailty | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) • moral weakness | ||||||||
| malnutrition | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods | ||||||||
| thinness | nounn | |||||||
noun • relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width • the property of having little body fat • the property of being very narrow or thin • the property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness • a consistency of low viscosity • The property of lacking substance or strength. | ||||||||
| undernourishment | nounn | |||||||
noun • not having enough food to develop or function normally | ||||||||
| cachexy | nounn | |||||||
noun • any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease | ||||||||
