cachectic

adjective

ca·​chec·​tic kə-ˈkek-tik 

ka-

: affected by cachexia

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French & Late Latin; French cachectique, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Late Latin cachecticus, borrowed from Greek kachektikós "in a poor state of health, wasted," from kachech- (in kachexía "poor state of health," cachexia) + -t-, verbal adjective formative + -ikos -ic entry 1

First Known Use

1634, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

cachectic

adjective

ca·​chec·​tic kə-ˈkek-tik, ka- 

: relating to or affected by cachexia