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debility vs cachexia

cachexia vs debility

debility and cachexia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
debility Yes No No No
cachexia Yes No No No
As nouns, cachexia is a hyponym of debility; that is, cachexia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than debility:
  • debility: the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
  • cachexia: any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
Other hyponyms of debility include asthenia, astheny, cachexy, wasting, sickliness.
debility (noun) cachexia (noun)
the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
Difference between debility and cachexia

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