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CACHEXY

\kˈaʃɛksi], \kˈaʃɛksi], \k_ˈa_ʃ_ɛ_k_s_i]\

Definitions of CACHEXY

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

See Cachexia.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

n. [Greek] A deranged condition of the system.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

Such a distemperature of the humours, as hinders nutrition, and weakens the vital and animal functions.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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