cachexia

Meanings

Noun

any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
A systemic wasting of muscle tissue, with or without loss of fat mass, that accompanies a chronic disease.

Origin / Etymology

From Late Latin cachexia or French cachexie, from Ancient Greek καχεξία (kakhexía), from κακός (kakós, “bad; injurious”) + ἕξῐς (héxĭs, “act of having; habit or state of body”) (ultimately from ἔχω (ékhō, “to have”)) + -ῐᾰ (-ĭă, suffix added to adjectives to form abstract nouns).

Synonyms

cachexy, wasting

Scrabble Score: 22

cachexia is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
cachexia is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cachexia is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

cachexia is a valid Words With Friends word