noun
- the state of being abnormally thin and weak, especially due to illness or lack of food
Usage: medical
Examples
- The patient’s emaciation was evident after months of illness.
- Photographs from the famine showed widespread emaciation among the population.
- The doctor was concerned about the child’s progressive emaciation.
- His emaciation made his clothes hang loosely on his frame.
- The rescue team was shocked by the emaciation of the stranded hikers.
- Treatment focused on reversing the emaciation caused by the eating disorder.