Synonyms & related words for cachexia

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of cachexia. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to cachexia

Explore words related to cachexia — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include wasting, dyscrasia, nephrosis, nephropathy, marasmus, emaciation, uremia, fibrosis. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does cachexia come from?

The word cachexia breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: cac-, from Greek kakos (“bad”); and hexia, from Greek hexis (“condition”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.