Engelsk substantiv: wasting |
1. | wasting (om tilstand) any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | cachexia, cachexy |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | debility, feebleness, frailness, frailty, infirmity, valetudinarianism |
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2. | wasting (om tilstand) a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | atrophy, wasting away |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | symptom |
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| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | amyotrophia, amyotrophy, kraurosis, tabes |
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