cachexia
pronunciation
How to pronounce cachexia in British English:
UK [kə'keksɪə]
How to pronounce cachexia in American English:
US [kə'keksɪr]
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- Noun:
- any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
Word Origin
- cachexia (n.)
- "bad general state of health," 1540s, from Latinized form of Greek kakhexia "bad habits," from kakos "bad" (see caco-) + -exia, related to exis "habit or state," from exein "to have, be in a condition," from PIE root *segh- "to hold, hold in one's power, to have" (see scheme (n.)). Related: cachexic.
Example
- 1. Cancer cachexia : can new knowledge about its biology yield clinical and commercial value ?
- 2. I am presently suffering from cachexia and looking for relief which possibly is somewhat mental or spiritual in origin and finality .
- 3. Supplemental nutrition with ornithine alpha-ketoglutarate in rats with cancer-associated cachexia : surgicul treatment of the tumor improves efficacy of nutritional support .
- 4. The relationship between cytokines and syndrome differentiation of traditional chinese medicine in lung cancer induced cachexia .
- 5. Modern study proves that it can enhance immunity of human body , inhibit tumor , promote digestion and absorption , relieve cachexia , alleviate toxic side effect in radiochemotherapy and benefit healthcare .