cachexia

名词 cachexia:

1. any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
   同义词：cachexy, wasting

ca.chex.i.a

n.（名词）
Weight loss, wasting of muscle, loss of appetite, and general debility that can occur during a chronic disease.
恶病质，差的体质：慢性病患者发生的体重减轻，肌肉疲劳，食欲减退和普遍衰弱的症状

来源：
Late Latin
后期拉丁语
from Greek kakhexia
源自 希腊语 kakhexia
kako- [caco-]
kako- [前缀]
hexis [condition] from ekhein [to have] * see segh-
hexis [状况] 源自 ekhein [拥有] *参见 segh-