| 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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