cachectic

Meanings

• Adjective

  Extremely thin or emaciated due to lack of nutrients.

  - "The cachectic patient looked weak and frail."
  - "The famine caused many people to become cachectic."

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Variants

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cachectic

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Etymology

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From the Greek word 'kakhektes', meaning 'emaciated' or 'lean'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'cachectic' is often used interchangeably with the term 'wasting syndrome'.

2. Cachexia is estimated to affect up to 60% of patients with cancer.

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Related Concepts

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1. Anorexia: A mental disorder characterized by extreme weight loss due to self-starvation.

2. Cachexia: A complex metabolic disorder that occurs in advanced stages of various diseases, leading to weight loss and muscle wasting.

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Culture

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The term 'cachectic' is often used in medical contexts to describe individuals who are severely undernourished. It can also be used metaphorically to describe someone who appears weak or frail due to illness or old age.

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   - Associate the word 'cachectic' with the image of an emaciated person.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Cachectic Can Mean A Person Is Thin And Critically Ill' to remember the meaning of the word.

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