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emaciation
Becoming abnormally thin from extreme loss of flesh. SYN: wasting (1). [L. e-macio, pp. -atus, to make thin]

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ema·ci·a·tion i-.mā-s(h)ē-'ā-shən n
1) the process of making or becoming emaciated
2) the state of being emaciated esp a wasted condition of the body

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n.
wasting of the body, caused by such conditions as malnutrition, tuberculosis, cancer, or parasitic worms.

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ema·ci·a·tion (e-ma″she-aґshən) [L. emaciare to make lean] excessive leanness; a wasted condition of the body.

Medical dictionary. 2011.