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ca·chec·tic

 (kə-kĕk′tĭk)
adj.
Affected by or relating to cachexia.
[French cachectique, from Latin cachecticus, from Greek kakhektikos, from kakhexiā, bad condition of the body; see cachexia.]
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Adj.1.cachectic - relating to or having the symptoms of cachexia
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