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Meaning of "cachexy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CACHEXY

cachexy  [kəˈkɛksɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CACHEXY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cachexy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CACHEXY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cachexia

Cachexia or wasting syndrome is loss of weight, muscle atrophy, fatigue, weakness, and significant loss of appetite in someone who is not actively trying to lose weight. The formal definition of cachexia is the loss of body mass that cannot be reversed nutritionally: Even if the affected patient eats more calories, lean body mass will be lost, indicating a primary pathology is in place. Cachexia is seen in patients with cancer, AIDS, chronic obstructive lung disease, multiple sclerosis, congestive heart failure, tuberculosis, familial amyloid polyneuropathy, mercury poisoning and hormonal deficiency. It is a positive risk factor for death, meaning if the patient has cachexia, the chance of death from the underlying condition is increased dramatically. It can be a sign of various underlying disorders; when a patient presents with cachexia, a doctor will generally consider the possibility of cancer, metabolic acidosis, certain infectious diseases, chronic pancreatitis, and some autoimmune disorders, or addiction to amphetamine.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CACHEXY


apoplexy
ˈæpəˌplɛksɪ
boxy
ˈbɒksɪ
cataplexy
ˈkætəˌplɛksɪ
dexie
ˈdɛksɪ
dixie
ˈdɪksɪ
epoxy
ɪˈpɒksɪ
flexi
ˈflɛksɪ
foxy
ˈfɒksɪ
galaxy
ˈɡæləksɪ
hydroxy
haɪˈdrɒksɪ
maxi
ˈmæksɪ
moxie
ˈmɒksɪ
orthodoxy
ˈɔːθəˌdɒksɪ
pixie
ˈpɪksɪ
prexie
ˈprɛksɪ
prexy
ˈprɛksɪ
proxy
ˈprɒksɪ
sexy
ˈsɛksɪ
taxi
ˈtæksɪ
unsexy
ʌnˈsɛksɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CACHEXY

cachaemia
cachaemic
cachalot
cache
cache memory
cachectic
cachectical
cachepot
cachet
cachexia
cachexic
cachinnate
cachinnation
cachinnatory
cacholong
cachou
cachucha
cacique
caciquism
cack

WORDS THAT END LIKE CACHEXY

active galaxy
alkoxy
coxy
doxy
epitaxy
ethoxy
heterodoxy
jaxy
mastopexy
mixy
Munchausen´s syndrome by proxy
nephropexy
pixy
polyhydroxy
poxy
radio galaxy
spiral galaxy
the Galaxy
trihydroxy
waxy

Synonyms and antonyms of cachexy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cachexy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CACHEXY

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Translator English - Chinese

cachexy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caquexia
570 millions of speakers

English

cachexy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

थकावट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دنف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кахексия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caquexia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রোগাক্রমণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cachexie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cachexy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kachexie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悪液質
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

악액질
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cachexy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bịnh suy nhược
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

cachexy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅशेक्सि
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kaşeksi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cachessia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyniszczenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кахексія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cașexie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καχεξία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cachexy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kakexi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cachexy
5 millions of speakers

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CACHEXY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cachexy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CACHEXY»

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Thirty-five Years in the East: Adventures, Discoveries, ...
R . Cachexy (disordered habit of body), AND UNNATURAL LONGINOS. (Pica). Ajuga. dec, desire for extraordinary things ; as lime, coals, earth, &c. Art. sod., cachexy. Belemn., desire for earth, &c. Bum. mag., cachexy. Carniol. u., cachexy.
John Martin Honigberger, 1852
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Journal of Psychological Medicine and Mental Pathology
We here offer these remarks only upon the urinary secretion in the cachexy of insanity, reserving to ourselves their completion by ulterior researches, and if need be their rectification. Nothing particular has been observed with reference to the ...
Forbes Winslow, 1860
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THE JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE AND MENTAL PATHOLOGY
We here offer these remarks only upon the urinary secretion in the cachexy of insanity, reserving to ourselves their completion by ulterior researches, and if need be their rectification. Nothing particular has been observed with reference to the ...
FORBES WINSLOW, 1860
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Journal of Psychological Medicine
ever, the acidity of the urine has seemed to us very notably diminished ; the secretion is most commonly limpid pale and free from sediment. We here offer these remarks only upon the urinary secretion in the cachexy of insanity, reserving to ...
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The Journal of Psychological Medicine and Mental Pathology
ever, the acidity of the urine has seemed to us very notably diminished; the secretion is most commonly limpid pale and free from sediment. We here ofl'er these remarks only upon the urinary secretion in the cachexy of insanity, reserving to ...
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Synopsis of the Universal Practice of Medicine: Exhibiting a ...
—-_$ CACHEXY. IT iswcll known that by this name is designated that dyscra. sy oft/1e blood and humans, or depraved condition of them, which . is known by a loathsome colour of the skin. The young and old are thought obnoxious to it, ...
Joseph Lieutaud, 1816
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Pathological chemistry, in its application to the practice ...
Marsh cachexy. — Under the influence of the marsh poison, we often notice the development of that peculiar condition to which the term marsh cachexy has been applied. This condition is accompanied by a remarkable decoloration of the skin ...
Alfred Becquerel, 1857
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A dictionary of practical medicine: comprising general ...
(See also Mercurial Cachexy, Scrofula, and Stphilitic Cachexy.) Biblioo. and Refer. — Btmetus, Sepulchretum, 1. iii. i. it. ofca. 1 — 14. — Wcdel, Do Cachexia. Jen. 1715.— &«A/, Dm. d« Carhesia. Hal*, 1710. — Wiffmnnn, De Cachexia, Opera, ...
James Copland, 1859
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A dictionary of practical medicine
General cachexy, with vitiated functions of the stomach and bowels, and a propensity to eat chalk, clay, or other dirty and unwholesome substances, generally affecting the aborigines of intertropical countries, fyc. Vol. I. 2. i. Description.— .
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A dictionary of pratical medicine. 3 vols. [in 4]. 3 vols. ...
(See also Mercurial Cachexy, Scrofula, and Syphilitic Cachexy.) BtBLfoa. and Keper Sonetus, Sepulchretum, 1. Hi. ft. xx. obs 1 — 14. — IVt-tlH, De Cachexia. Jen. 1715 Slahl, Din. de Cachexia. Hala;, 1710.— Hoffmann, De Cachexia, Opera, ...
James Copland, 1858

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CACHEXY»

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Peter “Sleazy” Christopherson: 1955-2010
The group is probably most famous for unsettling formless horror experiments like “Hamburger Lady” or acerbic and cachexy distortion-laden ... «PopMatters, Dec 10»

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