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