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Antonyms for cachexia

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuh-kek-see-uh
Phonetic Transcription : kəˈkɛk si ə


Definition of cachexia

Origin :
  • "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.
  • As in disorder : noun illness
Example sentences :
  • There exists in some individuals a predisposition to "catching cold," independent of any cachexia.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • In the cachexia from tumours an increase of the eosinophil cells has been observed by various authors.
  • Extract from : « Histology of the Blood » by Paul Ehrlich
  • The cachexia and rapid decline are not seen in catarrhal ulceration.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • It produces anæmia and cachexia in animals when given in small repeated doses.
  • Extract from : « Poisons: Their Effects and Detection » by Alexander Wynter Blyth
  • The symptoms which induce women to seek medical aid are haemorrhage, foetid discharge, and later pain and cachexia.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 » by Various
  • The Cachexia Africana, like other spanœmic states of the system, may run into Phthisis, or become complicated with it.
  • Extract from : « Cotton is King and The Pro-Slavery Arguments » by Various
  • Malaria, if severe, may interrupt gestation through fever or cachexia.
  • Extract from : « The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation » by Austin O'Malley

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