cachessia

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cachessia

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dal latino tardo cachexĭa che deriva dal greco κακὸς, "cattivo" ed ἕξις, "costituzione, condizione"

noun cachessie

condizione morbosa caratterizzata da estrema magrezza, riduzione delle masse muscolari ed assottigliamento della cute, dovuta a malattie croniche e consuntive
figuratively mancanza di energie

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cachexia systemic wasting of muscle tissue that accompanies a chronic disease

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@misc{cachessia_2026,
  title = {cachessia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/cachessia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}