emaciation
Sign in to saveEmaciation is defined as the state of extreme thinness from absence of body fat and muscle wasting usually resulting from malnutrition.
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Research
2,977 papers- [Emaciation].Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine · 1972
- [Emaciation].Naika. Internal medicine · 1967
- [Emaciation].Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 1953
- [Symptoms: anorexia and emaciation].Tierarztliche Praxis · 1993
- [Obesity, emaciation and hormonal anomaly].Naika. Internal medicine · 1967
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Emaciation is defined as the state of extreme thinness from absence of body fat and muscle wasting usually resulting from malnutrition.
==Characteristics== Emaciation manifests physically as thin limbs, pronounced and protruding bones, sunken eyes, dry skin, thinning hair, a bloated stomach, and a dry or coated tongue in humans. Emaciation is often accompanied by halitosis, hyponatremia, hypokalemia, anemia, improper function of lymph and the lymphatic system, and pleurisy and edema.
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