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Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
cachexie f
- cachexia (systemic wasting of muscle tissue that accompanies a chronic disease)
Declension
Declension of cachexie (soft feminine)
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin cachexia, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek καχεξία (kakhexía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.ʃɛk.si/, /ka.kɛk.si/
Noun
cachexie f (plural cachexies)
- cachexia
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