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Dutch
Etymology
From French sarcopénie, from Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + πενίᾱ (peníā, “poverty, want”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sarcopenie f (uncountable)
- (pathology) gradual age-related loss of skeletal muscle; sarcopenia
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