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English noun: wasting away

1. wasting away (state) a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse


Synonymsatrophy, wasting


Broader (hypernym)symptom


Narrower (hyponym)amyotrophia, amyotrophy, kraurosis, tabes









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