Cachexies

/kəˈkɛksiːz/ noun

Plural form of cachexia; multiple instances or types of severe wasting conditions from serious illness.

Plural of 'cachexia.' The Latin and Greek roots remain the same: 'kakos' (bad) and 'hexis' (condition). Medical terminology often pluralizes abstract conditions when discussing different manifestations or cases across patients or time periods.

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