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cachexia

English

Etymology

From Late Latin cachexia or French cachexie, from Ancient Greek ??????? (kakhexía), from ????? (kakós, bad; injurious) + ???? (héxis, act of having; habit or state of body) (ultimately from ??? (ékh?, to have)) + -?? (-ia, suffix added to adjectives to form abstract nouns).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k??k?ks??/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /k??k?ksi?/
  • Hyphenation: ca?che?xia

Noun

cachexia (countable and uncountable, plural cachexias or cachexiae)

  1. (pathology) A systemic wasting of muscle tissue, with or without loss of fat mass, that accompanies a chronic disease. [from mid 16th c.]
    Synonym: cachexy

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References

Further reading

  • cachexia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • cachexia at OneLook Dictionary Search

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weakness

English

Alternative forms

  • weakenes (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English weykenesse; equivalent to weak +? -ness.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?wi?k.n?s/

Noun

weakness (countable and uncountable, plural weaknesses)

  1. (uncountable) The condition of being weak.
  2. (countable) An inadequate quality; fault
  3. (countable) A special fondness or desire.

Synonyms

  • (condition of being weak): frailty, powerlessness, vincibility, vulnerability
  • (fault): fault, defect, flaw, hole

Antonyms

  • (condition of being weak): strength, durability, invincibility, powerfulness
  • (fault): strength, forte

Translations

Further reading

  • weakness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • weakness in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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