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wasting

was·ting

UK/ˈweɪstɪŋ/ US/ˈweɪstɪŋ/ common

noun

1.

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

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2.

a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse

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  • cerebral salt-wasting syndrome
  • chronic wasting disease
  • mass wasting
  • sea star wasting disease
  • sea-star wasting disease
  • seastar wasting disease
  • starfish wasting disease
  • wasting investment

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