Cachexia

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cachexia \Ca*chex"i*a\, Cachexy \Ca*chex"y\, n. [L. cachexia,
     Gr. kachexi`a; kako`s bad + "e`xis condition.]
     A condition of ill health and impairment of nutrition due to
     impoverishment of the blood, esp. when caused by a specific
     morbid process (as cancer or tubercle).
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cachexia
       n : any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and
           mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease [syn:
           {cachexy}, {wasting}]