Emaciation - Wikipedia Emaciation can be caused by undernutrition, malaria and cholera, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases with prolonged fever, parasitic infections, many forms of cancer and their treatments, lead poisoning, and eating disorders like anorexia nervosa [2] Emaciation is widespread in least developed countries and was a major cause of death in Nazi concentration camps during World War II
EMACIATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary emaciate in American English (iˈmeɪʃiˌeɪt ; also iˈeɪsiˌeɪt ; ɪˈmeɪʃiˌeɪt ; ɪˈmeɪsiˌeɪt ) verb transitive Word forms: eˈmaciˌated or eˈmaciˌating to cause to become abnormally lean; cause to lose much flesh or weight, as by starvation or disease
emaciate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary emaciate (third-person singular simple present emaciates, present participle emaciating, simple past and past participle emaciated) (transitive) To make extremely thin or wasted
emaciate - WordReference. com Dictionary of English emaciate ɪˈmeɪsɪˌeɪt vb (usually tr) to become or cause to become abnormally thin Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin ēmaciāre to make lean, from macer thin eˌmaciˈation n 'emaciate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): extenuate - emaciated - emaciation - waste
What does emaciate mean? - Definitions. net Emaciate refers to the state or process of becoming abnormally thin or weak, typically due to illness, malnutrition, or lack of food This term is often used in a medical or health context