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emaciation

[ih-mey-shee-ey-shuhn, -see-] / ɪˌmeɪ ʃiˈeɪ ʃən, -si- /


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On Friday, the director of one field hospital said in a statement that they had an unprecedented influx of patients suffering from severe exhaustion, emaciation and acute malnutrition.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2025

The two bodies he was embalming were opposites: one small and bony, almost to the point of emaciation, the other large, the legs and feet swelling with edemas.

From New York Times Nov. 1, 2022

An Egyptian physician named Hesy-Ra wrote about a mysterious disease that included frequent urination, and caused emaciation.

From Salon Mar. 12, 2022

Roughly the same age as the singer and unafraid of looking ravaged as well as thin to the point of emaciation, Zellweger gives a deep dive of a performance that is ferociously all in.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 26, 2019

But what was startling was the emaciation of his face.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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