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Meanings of wasting in inglês

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caquexia

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

        caquexia
        português
        atrofia
        catalão
        atròfia

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

              atrofia
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              Examples for "atrophy"
              Examples for "atrophy"
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              Background: Unavoidable periods of disuse lead to muscle atrophy and functional decline.
              Pubmed
              2
              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
              português
              síndrome consumptiva
              espanhol
              emaciación
              catalão
              caquèxia

              Human disease.

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                    síndrome consumptiva
                    Usage of wasting in inglês
                    1
                    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
                    6
                    The EU has been wasting our time on the visa liberalization issue.
                    Reuters
                    7
                    Members and parties should not be wasting Parliament's time, Mr Little said.
                    Radio NZ
                    8
                    Nick decided to stop wasting time trying to fight what was inevitable.
                    Nocturnal
                    9
                    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
                    14
                    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
                    16
                    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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