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Medical Definition of Cachexia aquosa
1. An edematous form of ancylostomiasis. Diabetic neuropathic cachexia, a clinical syndrome seen almost exclusively in elderly diabetic males, consisting of the rather sudden onset of severe limb pain, marked weight loss, depression, and impotence. These patients appear to have a combination of a severe diabetic polyneuropathy, diffuse bilateral diabetic polyradiculopathy, and diabetic autonomic neuropathy. (05 Mar 2000)