cachexia
noun
ca·chex·ia kə-ˈkek-sē-ə 
ka-
: general physical wasting and malnutrition usually associated with chronic disease
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Before Wednesday, the board had added just one condition through the process so far, approving cachexia, or wasting syndrome, in 2020. 
Jackie Borchardt, The Enquirer, 10 June 2021 The Ohio State Medical Board approved adding cachexia, a wasting syndrome marked by severe weight loss, to the 21 conditions for which patients can treat with medical marijuana if recommended by a physician. Jackie Borchardt, The Enquirer, 8 July 2020 Patients with cachexia can lose their appetites, which makes their symptoms worse. cleveland, 25 June 2020 Laura Hancock reports that cachexia (pronounced kuh-KEK-see-uh) occurs as a result of other diseases -- such as cancer, HIV and AIDs, kidney or heart failure or advanced kidney disease. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 26 June 2020 But the panel did recommend one new condition be added: cachexia, or wasting syndrome. Jackie Borchardt, Cincinnati.com, 10 June 2020 An Ohio State Medical Board committee reviewed petitions to add those conditions and sought an expert opinion about cachexia. Jackie Borchardt, Cincinnati.com, 10 June 2020 Twenty-one conditions qualify patients for marijuana, and a committee within the State Medical Board of Ohio is studying whether three new conditions should be added to the list: anxiety, autism and cachexia. Evan Macdonald, cleveland, 21 May 2020 His team has previously found cancer patients with an anorexic and muscle-wasting syndrome called cachexia also have high blood levels of GDF15. Roni Dengler, Science | AAAS, 21 Mar. 2018 See More
Jackie Borchardt, The Enquirer, 10 June 2021 The Ohio State Medical Board approved adding cachexia, a wasting syndrome marked by severe weight loss, to the 21 conditions for which patients can treat with medical marijuana if recommended by a physician. Jackie Borchardt, The Enquirer, 8 July 2020 Patients with cachexia can lose their appetites, which makes their symptoms worse. cleveland, 25 June 2020 Laura Hancock reports that cachexia (pronounced kuh-KEK-see-uh) occurs as a result of other diseases -- such as cancer, HIV and AIDs, kidney or heart failure or advanced kidney disease. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 26 June 2020 But the panel did recommend one new condition be added: cachexia, or wasting syndrome. Jackie Borchardt, Cincinnati.com, 10 June 2020 An Ohio State Medical Board committee reviewed petitions to add those conditions and sought an expert opinion about cachexia. Jackie Borchardt, Cincinnati.com, 10 June 2020 Twenty-one conditions qualify patients for marijuana, and a committee within the State Medical Board of Ohio is studying whether three new conditions should be added to the list: anxiety, autism and cachexia. Evan Macdonald, cleveland, 21 May 2020 His team has previously found cancer patients with an anorexic and muscle-wasting syndrome called cachexia also have high blood levels of GDF15. Roni Dengler, Science | AAAS, 21 Mar. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Late Latin, borrowed from Greek kachexía, from kakós "bad, poor" + héxis "possession, condition, state" (from hech-, the base of échō, échein "to possess, keep, be in a giveen state" + -sis -sis) + -ia -ia entry 1 — more at caco-, scheme entry 1
First Known Use
circa 1538, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
cachexia
noun
ca·chex·ia kə-ˈkek-sē-ə, ka-
variants also cachexy
kə-ˈkek-sē, ka-; ˈkak-ˌek-
plural cachexias also cachexies
: general physical wasting and malnutrition usually associated with chronic disease