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frailty vs cachexia

cachexia vs frailty

frailty and cachexia both are nouns.

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

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