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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh-kek-see-uh]
- /kəˈkɛk si ə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kuh-kek-see-uh]
- /kəˈkɛk si ə/
Definitions of cachexia word
- noun cachexia a generally weakened condition of body or mind resulting from any debilitating chronic disease 3
- noun cachexia a generally weakened, emaciated condition of the body, esp. as associated with a chronic illness 3
- noun cachexia general ill health with emaciation, usually occurring in association with cancer or a chronic infectious disease. 1
- noun cachexia Weakness and wasting of the body due to severe chronic illness. 1
- noun cachexia (medicine, pathology) A systemic wasting of muscle tissue, with or without loss of fat mass, that accompanies a chronic disease. 0
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Origin of cachexia
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; < Late Latin < Greek, equivalent to kak(ós) bad + héx(is) condition (hek-, variant stem of échein to have + -sis -sis) + -ia -ia
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Parts of speech for Cachexia
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cachexia popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cachexia
noun cachexia
- malady — any disorder or disease of the body, especially one that is chronic or deepseated.
- sickness — a particular disease or malady.
- disease — a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.
- affliction — An affliction is something which causes physical or mental suffering.
- ailment — An ailment is an illness, especially one that is not very serious.
Antonyms for cachexia
noun cachexia
- health — the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor: good health; poor health.
- happiness — the quality or state of being happy.
- orderliness — arranged or disposed in a neat, tidy manner or in a regular sequence: an orderly desk.
- arrangement — Arrangements are plans and preparations which you make so that something will happen or be possible.
- conformity — If something happens in conformity with something such as a law or someone's wishes, it happens as the law says it should, or as the person wants it to.
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