English noun: wasting | |||
1. | wasting (state) any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease | ||
Synonyms | cachexia, cachexy | ||
Broader (hypernym) | debility, feebleness, frailness, frailty, infirmity, valetudinarianism | ||
2. | wasting (state) a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse | ||
Synonyms | atrophy, wasting away | ||
Broader (hypernym) | symptom | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | amyotrophia, amyotrophy, kraurosis, tabes | ||