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emaciation

🇬🇧 UK/i.meisi'eiʃәn/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

The state of being extremely thin and weak, usually caused by disease or starvation.

极度消瘦,憔悴,衰弱

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
eout of, former
+
maciatleanness, thinness, wasting
+
ionact, process, state
=emaciation

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The emaciation caused by starvation left her body weak.

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