cachexia

n.

恶疾；萎靡不振；极瘦弱；

1. The patient is exceeding and angular, be like cachexia.
   病人极度消瘦，似恶病质。
2. The cachexia is one of the most common causes of death among cancer patients.
   恶病质是癌症病人死亡的常见原因之一。

Cachexia: a new definition.
Cachexia: pathophysiology and clinical relevance
Induction of cachexia in mice by systemically administered myostatin.
Tumor Necrosis, Cachexia, Shock, and Inflammation: A Common Mediator
Definition and classification of cancer cachexia: an international consensus.
Definition and classification of cancer cachexia: an international consensus.
NF-κB-Induced Loss of MyoD Messenger RNA: Possible Role in Muscle Decay and Cachexia
Elevated circulating level of ghrelin in cachexia associated with chronic heart failure: relationships between ghrelin and anabolic/...
Consensus definition of sarcopenia, cachexia and pre-cachexia: joint document elaborated by Special Interest Groups (SIG) "cachexia-...
Hormonal changes and catabolic/anabolic imbalance in chronic heart failure and their importance for cardiac cachexia