Found 2 items, similar to cachexia.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: cachexia cachexia n : any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease [syn: cachexy, wasting]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Cachexia Cachexia \Ca*chex"i*a\, Cachexy \Ca*chex"y\, n. [L. cachexia, Gr. kachexi`a; kako`s bad + "e`xis condition.] A condition of ill health and impairment of nutrition due to impoverishment of the blood, esp. when caused by a specific morbid process (as cancer or tubercle). [1913 Webster]