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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Wasting Syndrome
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Descriptor Spanish:
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síndrome debilitante
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Síndrome de Emaciação
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Synonyms English:
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Wasting Disease
Wasting Diseases
Wasting Syndromes
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Tree Number:
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C18.452.915
C18.654.940
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Definition English:
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A condition of involuntary weight loss of greater then 10% of baseline body weight. It is characterized by atrophy of muscles and depletion of lean body mass. Wasting is a sign of MALNUTRITION as a result of inadequate dietary intake, malabsorption, or hypermetabolism. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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human or animal; do not confuse with CACHEXIA: do not make diagnoses, use words of text; HIV WASTING SYNDROME is also available
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See Related English:
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Cachexia
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History Note English:
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97
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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32961
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Unique Identifier:
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D019282
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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