Medical term:
cachexy
cachexia
[kah-kek´se-ah]a profound and marked state of constitutional disorder; general ill health and malnutrition. adj. adj cachec´tic.
cachexia hypophysiopri´va symptoms resulting from total loss of pituitary function, including loss of sexual function, bradycardia, hypothermia, apathy, and coma.
malarial cachexia the physical signs resulting from antecedent attacks of severe malaria, including anemia, sallow skin, yellow sclera, splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, and, in children, retardation of growth and puberty.
pituitary cachexia simmonds' disease.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
ca·chex·i·a
(kă-kek'sē-ă),A general weight loss and wasting occurring in the course of a chronic disease or emotional disturbance.
[G. kakos, bad, + hexis, condition of body]
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cachexia
(kə-kĕk′sē-ə)n.
Weight loss, wasting of muscle, loss of appetite, and general debility that can occur during a chronic disease.
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cachexia
A state of severe weight loss and tissue wasting seconday to underlying disease—e.g., AIDS, terminal cancer, congestive heart failure, COPD, multiple sclerosis, anorexia nervosa, malnutrition, congestive heart failure, tuberculosis, familial amyloid polyneuropathy, mercury poisoning and hormone deficiency.Clinical findings
Weight loss, muscle atrophy, fatigue, weakness and anorexia.
Mechanism
Cachexia is attributed to an interplay of TNF-alpha, interferon gamma and interleukin 6, and proteolysis-inducing factor, which is secreted by cancers.
Management
Corticosteroids, progesterone-like agents, selective adrenergic receptor modulators.
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cachexia
Clinical medicine A state of severe weight lose and tissue wasting 2º to underlying disease–eg, AIDS, terminal CA, anorexia nervosa, or malnutrition. See Tumor necrosis factor.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
ca·chex·i·a
(kă-kek'sē-ă)A general weight loss and wasting occurring in the course of a chronic disease or emotional disturbance.
[G. kakos, bad, + hexis, condition of body]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
cachexia
A state of severe muscle wasting and weakness occurring in the late stages of serious illnesses such as cancer. The usual condition of bodily decline in those dying after long debilitating illnesses. Cachexia is not due to malnutrition and research findings suggest that an important element in the causation may be selective depletion of the myosin heavy chain in myofibrillary proteins.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
Cachexia
A condition of general ill health, malnutrition, undesired weight loss, and physical weakness, often associated with cancer.
Mentioned in: Appetite-Enhancing Drugs
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ca·chex·i·a
(kă-kek'sē-ă)General weight loss and wasting in the course of a chronic disease or emotional disturbance.
[G. kakos, bad, + hexis, condition of body]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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