名詞 cachexia:

1. any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
   同義詞：cachexy, wasting

ca.chex.i.a

n.（名詞）
Weight loss, wasting of muscle, loss of appetite, and general debility that can occur during a chronic disease.
惡病質(zhì)，差的體質(zhì)：慢性病患者發(fā)生的體重減輕，肌肉疲勞，食欲減退和普遍衰弱的癥狀

來源：
Late Latin
后期拉丁語(yǔ)
from Greek kakhexia
源自 希臘語(yǔ) kakhexia
kako- [caco-]
kako- [前綴]
hexis [condition] from ekhein [to have] * see segh-
hexis [狀況] 源自 ekhein [擁有] *參見 segh-