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English noun: cachexia

1. cachexia (state) any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease


Synonymscachexy, wasting


Broader (hypernym)debility, feebleness, frailness, frailty, infirmity, valetudinarianism









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