Medical Definition of Cachexin

1. This protein fragment is foundin the urine of patients who suffer from debilitation and wasting from cancer, particularly cancers of the lung, breast, ovary and pancreas. It is believed to cause the wasting bydegrading muscle proteins and inhibiting the creation of new proteins. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cachexin

cachet
cacheted
cacheting
cachets
cachexia
cachexia
cachexias
cachexia aphthosa
cachexia aquosa
cachexia hypophyseopriva
cachexia strumipriva
cachexia thyroidea
cachexia thyropriva
cachexic
cachexies
cachexin (current term)
cachexy
Cachi
caching
cachinnate
cachinnated
cachinnates
cachinnating
cachinnation
cachinnation
cachinnations
cacholot
cacholots
cachou
cachous

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