emaciation vs maceration

emaciation and maceration both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
emaciation	Yes	No	No	No
maceration	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, emaciation and maceration are synonyms defined as:

emaciation and maceration: extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)

Other synonyms of emaciation include boniness, bonyness, gauntness.

emaciation (noun)	maceration (noun)
extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)	extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
	softening due to soaking or steeping