'Cachexia' definitions:

Definition of 'cachexia'

From: WordNet
noun
Any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease [syn: cachexia, cachexy, wasting]

Definition of 'Cachexia'

From: GCIDE
  • Cachexia \Ca*chex"i*a\, Cachexy \Ca*chex"y\, n. [L. cachexia, Gr. kachexi`a; kako`s bad + "e`xis condition.] A condition of ill health and impairment of nutrition due to impoverishment of the blood, esp. when caused by a specific morbid process (as cancer or tubercle). [1913 Webster]