[ca.chex.ia] n [LL cachexia, fr. Gk kachexia bad condition, fr. kak- cac- + hexis condition, fr. echein to have, be disposed--more at scheme] (1541): general physical wasting and malnutrition usu. associated with chronic disease
CACHEXIA
Meaning of CACHEXIA in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012