wasting away

Noun
  1. A decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse (synset 114389146)
    is a type of: symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
    subtypes:
    • amyotrophia, amyotrophy - progressive wasting of muscle tissues
    • tabes - wasting of the body during a chronic disease
    • kraurosis - atrophy and shriveling of the skin or mucous membrane
    same as: atrophy, wasting

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