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Definitions of emaciated in various dictionaries:
verb - cause to grow thin or weak
verb - grow weak and thin or waste away physically
adj - very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
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| lean to the point of atrophy |
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| abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food. |
| very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold |
| Abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food. |
| Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease. |
| Simple past tense and past participle of emaciate. |
| very thin and weak, usually because of illness or extreme hunger: |
| (esp. of people and animals) very thin and weak, usually because of illness or not eating enough |
| Emaciated description |
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| Emaciation ( or ) is defined as extreme weight loss and unnatural thinness due to a loss of subcutaneous fat (the fatty, or adipose tissue beneath the skin) and muscle throughout the body. It affects human beings and animals; one who is emaciated could be described as "wasting away" or being "gaunt." Emaciation is caused by severe malnourishment and starvation. Emaciation is a predominant symptom of malnourishment, a basic component of poverty and famine that also occurs with diseases that interfere with the digestive system and appetite, other systems, and eating disorders. These include nutrient deficiency disorders, diseases with prolonged fever and infection, malignant diseases, parasitic infections that can result from contamination, anorexia nervosa and other conditions. The malnourishment associated with emaciation has been referred to as "inanition", while infection by parasites has been described as "adulteration". Treatment of emaciation includes gradual renourishment with a |