Word: cachexia
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ca
chex
i
a
Definition: A systemic wasting of muscle tissue, with or without loss of fat mass, that accompanies a chronic disease.
Morphemes:
Affix: cachexia
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A systemic wasting of muscle tissue, with or without loss of fat mass, that accompanies a chronic disease.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κακός
Language: grc
Decoded: kakos
Meaning: bad; injurious
Affix: ἕξῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: exis
Meaning: act of having; habit or state of body
Affix: -ῐᾰ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ia
Meaning: suffix added to adjectives to form abstract nouns