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cachexia

noun as in disorder

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He was of that peculiar temperament which indicates a scrofulous cachexia.

The Cachexia Africana, like other spanœmic states of the system, may run into Phthisis, or become complicated with it.

The enlarged spleen of repeated agues, or of the malarial cachexia, is commonly known as the ague-cake.

Malaria, if severe, may interrupt gestation through fever or cachexia.

Clinically it is recognized by the occurrence after pregnancy of violent haemorrhages, progressive cachexia and fever with rigors.

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On this page you'll find 21 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to cachexia, such as: affliction, ailment, disease, malady, sickness, and complaint.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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