emaciating
Wasting away severely
Emaciating means causing extreme thinness or wasting away of the body.
An emaciating illness strips flesh from bones.
An emaciating diet starves rather than nourishes.
The word emphasizes the process of becoming gaunt: The emaciating effects of famine were visible in every face.
Severe food shortage
- hungerNeed for nourishment
- malnutritionDisease from dietary inadequacy
- undernourishmentInsufficient dietary intake
- gauntLean from deprivation
skeletal · scrawny · famished · food scarcity · deprivation · inanition · wasted · bony
Gradual physical decline
- weakeningBecoming less strong
- debilitatingCausing severe impairment
- enfeeblingCausing loss of strength
- sappingGradually draining vitality
draining · depleting · wearing down · languishing · fading · declining · deteriorating · eroding
Severe illness-induced wasting
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
- cancerUncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- anorexiaEating disorder, self-starvation
- HIVAIDS-causing retrovirus
consumption · wasting disease · terminal illness · chronic disease · malabsorption · dysentery · parasitic infection · cholera
Loss of tissue mass
- witheringDrying and declining
- shrivelingContracting from moisture loss
- shrinkageDecrease in size
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
degeneration · disuse · weakness · thinning · dwindling · diminishing
famine
Severe food shortage
- hungerNeed for nourishment
- malnutritionDisease from dietary inadequacy
- undernourishmentInsufficient dietary intake
gaunt · skeletal · scrawny · famished · food scarcity · deprivation · inanition · wasted · bony · sunken
wasting away
Gradual physical decline
- weakeningBecoming less strong
- debilitatingCausing severe impairment
- enfeeblingCausing loss of strength
sapping · draining · depleting · wearing down · languishing · fading · declining · deteriorating · eroding · withering
cachexia
Severe illness-induced wasting
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
- cancerUncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- anorexiaEating disorder, self-starvation
HIV · consumption · wasting disease · terminal illness · chronic disease · malabsorption · dysentery · parasitic infection · cholera · Crohn's disease
muscle wasting
Loss of tissue mass
- witheringDrying and declining
- shrivelingContracting from moisture loss
- shrinkageDecrease in size
deterioration · degeneration · disuse · weakness · thinning · dwindling · diminishing
emaciatingfattening
Promoting weight gain
plumping · filling out · nourishing · fleshing out · thickening
emaciatingnourishing
Promoting health through food
fortifying · nutritive · strengthening · vitalizing · restorative