Emaciated

Emaciated

Emaciated (/ɪˈmeɪ.ʃi.eɪ.tɪd/), derived from the Latin term emaciatus, is a medical term used to describe an extremely thin or weak condition, often as a result of severe malnutrition or illness.

Etymology

The term emaciated originates from the Latin word emaciatus, which is the past participle of emaciare. Emaciare means to make lean or thin, and is derived from ex- (out) and macies (leanness).

Related Terms

• Malnutrition: A condition that results from eating a diet in which one or more nutrients are either not enough or are too much such that the diet causes health problems.
• Anorexia nervosa: An eating disorder characterized by an intense fear of gaining weight, leading to self-starvation and excessive weight loss.
• Cachexia: A complex metabolic syndrome associated with underlying illness and characterized by loss of muscle with or without loss of fat mass.
• Atrophy: The partial or complete wasting away of a part of the body.
• Starvation: A severe deficiency in caloric energy intake, below the level needed to maintain an organism's life.

See Also

• Body mass index
• Eating disorder
• Nutrition

External links

• Medical encyclopedia article on Emaciated
• Wikipedia's article - Emaciated

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