wasting disease

noun

Any medical condition that causes pronounced loss of body mass.

“He suffered from a horrible wasting disease and lost 100 pounds in only two weeks.”

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pulmonary tuberculosisconsumptionphthisiswhite plague
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Meanings

nounwasting disease (plural wasting diseases)

plural wasting diseases

  1. Any medical condition that causes pronounced loss of body mass.

    He suffered from a horrible wasting disease and lost 100 pounds in only two weeks.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouninvolving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body

Similar
pulmonary tuberculosisconsumptionphthisiswhite plague
Broader
tuberculosisTBT.B.
Also see
consumptionphthisispulmonary tuberculosiswhite plague

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Māori mate horokiwa, haurakiraki
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  • haurakirakiTranslations
Portuguese doença emaciante
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APA

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MLA

“wasting disease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wasting%20disease. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wasting disease,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wasting%20disease.

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