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cachexia

cac·he·xia

UK/kəˈkɛksɪə/ US/kæˈkɛksɪə/ uncommon

noun

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

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From Late Latin cachexia or French cachexie, from Ancient Greek καχεξία (kakhexía), from κακός (kakós, “bad; injurious”) + ἕξῐς (héxĭs, “act of having; habit or state of body”) (ultimately from ἔχω (ékhō, “to have”)) + -ῐᾰ (-ĭă, suffix added to adjectives to form abstract nouns).

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