"cachexia : (pathology) A systemic wasting of muscle tissue, with or without loss of fat mass, that..."

“cachexia : (pathology) A systemic wasting of muscle tissue, with or without loss of fat mass, that accompanies a chronic disease.
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- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cachexia#English

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