Medical term:
emaciation
emaciation
[e-ma″se-a´shun]a wasted condition of the body; see wasting.
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e·ma·ci·a·tion
(ē-mā'sē-ā'shŭn),Becoming abnormally thin from extreme loss of flesh.
Synonym(s): wasting (1)
[L. e-macio, pp. -atus, to make thin]
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e·ma·ci·a·tion
(ĕ-mā'shē-ā'shŭn)Abnormal thinness resulting from extreme loss of flesh.
Synonym(s): wasting (1) .
Synonym(s): wasting (1) .
[L. e-macio, pp. -atus, to make thin]
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emaciation
The state of extreme thinness from absence of body fat and muscle wasting usually resulting from malnutrition, widespread cancer or other debilitating disease.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
e·ma·ci·a·tion
(ĕ-mā'shē-ā'shŭn)Becoming abnormally thin due to extreme loss of flesh.
Synonym(s): wasting (1) .
Synonym(s): wasting (1) .
[L. e-macio, pp. -atus, to make thin]
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