cachexy
n 1: any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and
mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease [syn:
{cachexia}, {cachexy}, {wasting}]
Cachexia \Ca*chex"i*a\, Cachexy \Ca*chex"y\, n. [L. cachexia,
Gr. kachexi`a; kako`s bad + "e`xis condition.]
A condition of ill health and impairment of nutrition due to
impoverishment of the blood, esp. when caused by a specific
morbid process (as cancer or tubercle).
[1913 Webster]