Relating to or affected by cachexia; showing symptoms of severe wasting, malnutrition, and weakness due to chronic illness.
From Greek 'kakos' (bad) and 'hexis' (condition/state), combined with the medical suffix '-ic.' Cachexia is a serious medical condition where the body wastes away, and 'cachectic' describes someone in that state.
Cancer patients often become cachectic as their bodies waste away, and modern medicine is finally developing treatments specifically targeting this horrible side effect—language like this keeps the focus on real suffering.
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