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wasting
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wast·ing  (wstng)
adj.
1. Gradually deteriorating; declining: the wasting process of erosion.
2. Sapping the strength, energy, or substance of the body; emaciating: a wasting disease.

wasting·ly adv.

wasting [ˈweɪstɪŋ]
adj
(prenominal) reducing the vitality, strength, or robustness of the body a wasting disease
wastingly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wasting - any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
debility, feebleness, frailness, frailty, infirmity, valetudinarianism - the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
2.wasting - a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
amyotrophia, amyotrophy - progressive wasting of muscle tissues
tabes - wasting of the body during a chronic disease
symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
kraurosis - atrophy and shriveling of the skin or mucous membrane
Translations
wasting [ˈweɪstɪŋ] ADJ [disease] → debilitante; [asset] → amortizable
wasting [ˈweɪstɪŋ] adj [disease] → débilitant(e) chronic wasting disease
wasting
adj attr wasting diseaseAuszehrung f; this is a wasting diseasedas ist eine Krankheit, bei der der Körper allmählich verfällt
wasting [ˈweɪstɪŋ] adj wasting diseasedeperimento organico


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