wasting

English Thesaurus

1. a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse (noun.state)

hypernym	:	symptom,
definition	:	(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease (noun.state)

hyponym	:	amyotrophia, amyotrophy,
definition	:	progressive wasting of muscle tissues (noun.state)

hyponym	:	tabes,
definition	:	wasting of the body during a chronic disease (noun.state)

hyponym	:	kraurosis,
definition	:	atrophy and shriveling of the skin or mucous membrane (noun.state)

2. any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease (noun.state)

hypernym	:	debility, feebleness, frailness, frailty, infirmity, valetudinarianism,
definition	:	the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) (noun.state)

3. a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse (noun.state)

derivation	:	atrophy,
definition	:	undergo atrophy (verb.body)

4. any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease (noun.state)

derivation	:	emaciate, macerate, waste,
definition	:	cause to grow thin or weak (verb.change)

derivation	:	cachectic,
definition	:	relating to or having the symptoms of cachexia (adj.pert)

5. a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse (noun.state)

derivation	:	atrophy,
definition	:	undergo atrophy (verb.body)

6. any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease (noun.state)

derivation	:	emaciate, macerate, waste,
definition	:	cause to grow thin or weak (verb.change)

derivation	:	cachectic,
definition	:	relating to or having the symptoms of cachexia (adj.pert)