Medical Terminology / Unit 12 MedTerm 0814 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Cachexia
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The idea
Cachexia is a general wasting of the body seen in some chronic illnesses.
In practice
Cachexia appears in oncology and chronic disease records.
Where people slip
Cachexia names a physical state arising from illness, not an eating disorder.
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