Definition of "cachectic"

adj
relating to or having the symptoms of cachexia


WikiPedia definition of "cachectic"

In those patients who have congestive heart failure, there is also a cachectic syndrome. Also, a cachexia co-morbidity is seen in patients that have any of the range of illnesses ... >>

These infants typically look cachectic, are prone to infections with difficulty recovering, are often developmentally delayed, have unusual postures, and look sad, withdrawn ... >>

"The cachectic mediator proteolysis inducing factor activates NF-kappaB and STAT3 in human Kupffer cells and monocytes.". Int. J. Oncol. 27 (4): 1105–11. >>

When House and Curtis meet him, he is cachectic, has peeling skin and deformed fingernails. Curtis initially suggests horse-chestnut poisoning, but House dismisses this as horse ... >>

Patients are generally cachectic at presentation. Finger clubbing is present in one third of patients [5]. Dental decay is common especially in alcoholics and children. >>

... followed Jobs' 2008 WWDC keynote address; [85] Apple officials stated Jobs was victim to a "common bug" and that he was taking antibiotics, [86] while others surmised his cachectic ... >>

With the loss of intake of food the individual may eventually become cachectic. A less frequent occurrence results from a vomiting of intestinal contents, including bile acids and ... >>

Creatinine-based equations should be used with caution in cachectic patients and patients with cirrhosis. They often have very low muscle mass and a much lower creatinine excretion ... >>

The manufacturers acknowledge there are no data on the pharmacodynamics of fentanyl in elderly, cachectic or debilitated patients, frequently the type of patient for which ... >>

... American Journal of Medical Science 184, 1932, S. S. 610–616. ↑ N. J. Espat u. a.: Cytokine-mediated alterations in host metabolism prevent nutritional repletion in cachectic ... >>

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