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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 | ||
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