Emaciation
41east coast fever — n an acute highly fatal febrile disease of cattle esp. of eastern and southern Africa that is caused by a protozoan of the genus Theileria (T. parva) transmitted by ticks esp. of the genera Rhipicephalus and Hyalomma and is marked by intense… …
42surra — sur·ra su̇r ə n a severe tropical or subtropical disease of domestic animals that is caused by a protozoan of the genus Trypanosoma (T. evansi), is transmitted by biting flies, and is marked esp. by fever, anemia, edema, emaciation, and petechiae …
43Narrowness — (Roget s Thesaurus) Thinness < N PARAG:Narrowness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 narrowness narrowness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 closeness closeness exility Sgm: N 1 exiguity exiguity &c.(little) 193 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 line …
44emaciated — adjective extremely thin from lack of food or illness: The prisoners were ill and emaciated. emaciation /I meISi eISFn, si / noun (U): in an advanced state of emaciation …
45boniness — noun extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) • Syn: ↑bonyness, ↑emaciation, ↑gauntness, ↑maceration • Derivationally related forms: ↑macerate (for: ↑maceration), ↑ …
46bonyness — noun extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) • Syn: ↑boniness, ↑emaciation, ↑gauntness, ↑maceration • Derivationally related forms: ↑macerate (for: ↑maceration), ↑ …
47gauntness — noun extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) • Syn: ↑bonyness, ↑boniness, ↑emaciation, ↑maceration • Derivationally related forms: ↑macerate (for: ↑maceration), ↑ …
48maceration — noun 1. softening due to soaking or steeping • Derivationally related forms: ↑macerate • Hypernyms: ↑softening 2. extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) • Syn: ↑bonyness, ↑boniness, ↑ …
49symptosis — /simp toh sis/, n. Pathol. 1. local or general atrophy. 2. wasting away; emaciation. [ < Gk sýmptosis a falling together, collapse, equiv. to sympto (see SYMPTOM) + sis SIS] * * * symptōˈsis noun …
50Atrophy — At ro*phy, n. [L. atrophia, Gr. ?; a priv. + ? to nourish: cf. F. atrophie.] A wasting away from lack of nourishment; diminution in bulk or slow emaciation of the body or of any part. Milton. [1913 Webster] …
