wasting, n.
(wastings)
(wastings)
a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
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atrophy wasting wasting away
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any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
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cachexia cachexy wasting
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