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Meanings of wasting in English

Portuguese
caquexia

Any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease.

caquexia
Portuguese
atrofia
Catalan
atròfia

A decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse.

atrofia
Synonyms
Examples for "atrophy"
Examples for "atrophy"
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Background: Unavoidable periods of disuse lead to muscle atrophy and functional decline.
Pubmed
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Conclusion: Unloading atrophy is associated with an increase in muscle sodium concentration.
Pubmed
3
Botox users end up with 'muscle atrophy or loss of muscle mass.
The South African
4
Segmental MRI analysis in mesial temporal atrophy provides added useful diagnostic information.
Pubmed
5
Objective: Vulvovaginal atrophy is a common, but under-recognized condition affecting postmenopausal women.
Pubmed
1
This prevents the zinc wasting away when no current is being used.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
2
There was no sign of Rose wasting away now-she was pleasantly plump.
Agahta christie: an autobiography
3
If he wasn't so obviously wasting away, I'd say new muscle was growing.
The Naked God
4
She was beautiful; and how wonderful to be beautiful and not wasting away.
Winter’s Tale
5
I am wasting away; without hope, and tormented by thy beauty.
Stories from the Pentamerone
Portuguese
síndrome consumptiva
Spanish
emaciación
Catalan
caquèxia

Human disease.

Related terms
síndrome consumptiva
Usage of wasting in English
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The Government was wasting taxpayers' money defending the case, Mr Doherty said.
The Irish Times
2
Many thought the young doctor was wasting his time on birth defects.
The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black
3
His voice is kind, but the implication is clear: I'm wasting food.
Crewel
4
The treatment of body wasting remains an unresolved challenge to this day.
Pubmed
5
Dementia is a brain-wasting condition that affects around 35 million people worldwide.
Reuters
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The EU has been wasting our time on the visa liberalization issue.
Reuters
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Members and parties should not be wasting Parliament's time, Mr Little said.
Radio NZ
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Nick decided to stop wasting time trying to fight what was inevitable.
Nocturnal
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And then she decided to ask him before wasting too much time.
Daddy
10
He is facing two charges relating to wasting Garda time this year.
The Irish Times
11
In the face of the inevitable, that is a time-wasting, useless question.
Other Things Being Equal
12
There's no point in wasting the meat, the cost was too high.
The Shelters of Stone
13
And I was right: they were wasting time arguing about the lighting.
How to make love like a porn star
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Leaving them plugged in is just draining power and wasting money unnecessarily.
Ebony
15
Logistic regression was used to assess risk factors for wasting and stunting.
Pubmed
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Anne brought the interview to its crisis, without wasting a moment more.
Man and Wife
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Wasting through the time
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