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Word: Cachexia
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: via late Latin from Greek kakhexia, from kakos ‘bad’ + hexis ‘habit’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kəˈkɛksɪə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
weakness and wasting of the body due to severe chronic illness.
Short Definition:weakness and wasting of body due to severe chronic illness
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