Definition of Cachexy. Meaning of Cachexy. Synonyms of Cachexy

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Definition of Cachexy

Cachexy
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).

Meaning of Cachexy from wikipedia

- Cachexia (/kəˈkɛksiə/) is a complex syndrome ****ociated with an underlying illness, causing ongoing muscle loss that is not entirely reversed with nutritional...
- [who] are fallen into a continual evil disposition of the body, called cachexy, especially in beginning of the disease. It is good for weak and cold livers...