emaciation

[ ih-mey-shee-ey-shuhn, -see- ]

noun

1. abnormal thinness caused by lack of nutrition or by disease.
2. the process of emaciating.

Word History and Origins

Origin of emaciation¹

1655–65; < Latin ēmaciāt ( us ) ( emaciate ) + -ion

Example Sentences

Indeed, the uphill trend is partially responsible for the emaciation of all-mountain skis.

From Outside Online

The sign says that it produced “extreme emaciation and a slow, agonising death.”

From The Daily Beast

Her face, notwithstanding its emaciation, reminded him of Latta, the wife of his friend and fellow-countryman Schmidt.

From Project Gutenberg

Its muscles were strangely contracted, the fingers thin to emaciation, the back of the hand closely puckered up.

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Her face had grown thin to emaciation, and there were deep blue lines under her eyes.

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The emaciation of his long form was plainly seen through the single scarlet blanket which covered it.

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The arms and legs of the child showed a contraction and emaciation which could only result from illness.

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