Synonyms for cachexia
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A systemic wasting of muscle tissue, with or without loss of fat mass, that accompanies a chronic disease.
Related words
- Is a kind of
- wasting
Forms
- Plural
- cachexiae → wastings, cachexies, inanitions…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| cachexia | rising | |
| inanition | falling | |
| xyloporosis | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- wasting2, cachexy
- 9 letters
- inanition
- 11 letters
- xyloporosis
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wasting2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- cachexie