cancer cachexia


A complex, multifactorial syndrome characterised by anorexia and/or unintended loss of appetite, accompanied by generalized host tissue wasting, skeletal muscle atrophy, immune dysfunction, and metabolic derangements

cancer cachexia

Oncology A complex, multifactorial syndrome characterized by anorexia and/or unintended loss of appetite, accompanied by generalized host tissue wasting, skeletal muscle atrophy, immune dysfunction, and metabolic derangements. See Cachexia, Malnutrition.