emaciation

emaciation
ɪˌmeɪsɪˈeɪʃən истощение, истощенность, (крайняя) худоба, исхудание emaciation истощение, изнурение

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  • Emaciation — (pronEng|ɨˌmeɪʃiːˈeɪʃən or IPA|ɨˌmeɪsiːˈeɪʃən) occurs when a organism loses substantial amounts of much needed fat and often muscle tissue, making that organism look extremely thin. The cause of emaciation is a lack of nutrients from starvation… …   Wikipedia

  • Emaciation — E*ma ci*a tion, n. [Cf. F. [ e]maciation.] 1. The act of making very lean. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being emaciated or reduced to excessive leanness; an excessively lean condition. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • emaciation — index deterioration Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • emaciation — (n.) 1660s, from L. emaciationem, from emaciare (see EMACIATE (Cf. emaciate)), or perhaps a native noun of action formation from emaciate …   Etymology dictionary

  • émaciation — émacié, iée [ emasje ] adj. • 1560; lat. emaciatus, de macies « maigreur » ♦ Très amaigri, marqué par un amaigrissement extrême. ⇒ hâve, 1. maigre, squelettique. Un visage émacié. N. f. ÉMACIATION , 1564 . ⊗ CONTR. Bouffi, gras. ● émaciation nom… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • émaciation — (é ma si a sion) s. f. Terme didactique. Amaigrissement. HISTORIQUE    XVIe s. •   La cause de la claudication et de l emaciation [du membre] est que...., PARÉ XXI, 12. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Voy. émacié …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • emaciation — emaciated ► ADJECTIVE ▪ abnormally thin and weak. DERIVATIVES emaciation noun. ORIGIN from Latin emaciare make thin …   English terms dictionary

  • emaciation — noun see emaciate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • emaciation — excessive leanness or wasting of body tissue …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • emaciation — /i may shee ay sheuhn, see /, n. 1. abnormal thinness caused by lack of nutrition or by disease. 2. the process of emaciating. [1655 65; < L emaciat(us) (see EMACIATE) + ION] * * * …   Universalium

  • emaciation — noun a) The act of making very lean. b) The state of being emaciated or reduced to excessive leanness; an excessively lean condition. See Also: emaciate …   Wiktionary


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