cachexia

Basic Information

Description
A nutrition, metabolism, and development symptom that is characterized by a general physical wasting and malnutrition usually associated with chronic disease.
Identifier
SYMP_0000402
Notation
SYMP:0000402
Category
symptoms
Synonyms
  • general physical wasting and malnutrition

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