[kə-kĕḱsē-ə]
(n.)Weight loss, wasting of muscle, loss of appetite, and general debility that can occur during a chronic disease.
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Cachexia (pronounced /kəˈkɛksiə/ ) 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 definit...
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Definition from the Phoenix5 Prostate cancer glossary dictionary. ... From Phoenix5's Prostate Cancer Glossary ... cachexia; Definition: (ka-KEK-see-uh) The loss of body weight and muscle mass frequently seen in patients with advanced diseases.
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Cachexia: Physical wasting with loss of weight and muscle mass caused by disease. Patients with advanced cancer, AIDS, and some other major chronic progressive diseases may appear cachectic. Cachexia is a wasting syndrome that causes weakness and a loss of weight, fat, and muscle.
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Cancer cachexia is a wasting syndrome in which fat and muscle are lost because of the presence of a tumor. Patients lose weight and appetite, and become weak and tired. Even when nutrition is adequate, skeletal muscle breakdown occurs, along with abnormal fat and carbohydrate metabolism.
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Fatigue, Anorexia, Cachexia, Nausea and Vomiting ... Part I of this two-part article discusses fatigue, anorexia, cachexia, nausea and vomiting. Fatigue is the most common symptom at the end of life, but little is known about its pathophysiology and specific treatment.
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What are the signs and symptoms of cachexia? ... What is responsible for the development of cachexia? ... Treatment for cachexia...
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Cachexia is wasting of both adipose and skeletal muscle. It occurs in many conditions and is common with many cancers when remission or control fails. Some cancers, especially pancreatic and gastric, produce profound cachexia.
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