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wasting

noun

1 wasting

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

synonyms: cachexia, cachexy.

Roget 638: consumption, expenditure, exhaustion; dispersion etc. 73; ebb; leakage etc. (exudation) 295; loss etc. 776; ... show more

Dutch: cachexie
Polish: wyniszczenie, marazm, charłactwo

2 wasting

A decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse.

synonyms: atrophy, wasting away.

Dutch: atrofie, verkwisting, verspilling
Polish: atrofia, uwiąd, zanik, wiąd


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