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Preferred term

Wasting Syndrome  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A condition of involuntary weight loss of greater then 10% of baseline body weight. It is characterized by atrophy of muscles and depletion of lean body mass. Wasting is a sign of MALNUTRITION as a result of inadequate dietary intake, malabsorption, or hypermetabolism.

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Entry terms

  • Wasting Disease

In other languages

  • French

  • Syndrome de cachexie
  • Syndrome de cachexie progressive
  • Syndrome de dépérissement

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-BT00WN5S-2

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