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wasting
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See: decadent, deleterious, fatal, waste
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Study data showed an increase in survival rate and reversal of weight loss, while mice treated with a negative control showed an irreversible and fatal wasting syndrome.
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The AIDS wasting syndrome (AWS) Wasting is directly associated with HIV/ AIDS disease progression.
Body composition can provide valuable information in the management ... by Myburgh, Kathryn H.; De Bruto, Petro C. / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD
In addition, if the malnutrition is not addressed, it can lead to a condition called cachexia, defined as a wasting syndrome that results in compromised immunity, weakness, and a loss of weight, fat, and muscle.
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