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Wasting

nounid 161013·updated May 18, 2026
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any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
atrophycachexiacachexy
plural
Wastings
possessive
Wasting's
pluralpossessive
Wastings'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
§2
any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease

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