Medical Dictionary

emaciate

verb ema·ci·ate \i-ˈmā-shē-ˌāt\
ema·ci·at·edema·ci·at·ing

Medical Definition of EMACIATE

transitive verb
:  to cause to lose flesh so as to become very thin
intransitive verb
:  to waste away physically

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