"wasting disease" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wasting diseases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wasting disease (plural wasting diseases)
  1. Any medical condition that causes pronounced loss of body mass. Related terms: chronic wasting disease, sarcopenia, cachexia (english: signs or syndromes that can result from wasting diseases) Translations (Translations): mate horokiwa (Maori), haurakiraki (Maori), doença emaciante [feminine] (Portuguese)

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