Definition

1. Adjective (Medical):

   • Cachectic; consumptive: Pertaining to a state of profound and marked general ill health, malnutrition, and physical wasting, often associated with chronic disease.
   • Wasting; emaciated: Describing a condition of severe loss of body weight, muscle mass, and strength.

2. Verb (To be/become cachectic):

   • To waste away: To progressively decline in health and physical condition, becoming extremely weak and thin due to illness.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Bệnh nhân ung thư giai đoạn cuối thường ở trong tình trạng suy mòn. (Late-stage cancer patients are often in a cachectic state.)
  • Cơ thể anh ấy trông suy mòn vì bệnh tật kéo dài. (His body looks emaciated due to prolonged illness.)

• Verb:

  • Cụ ấy đang suy mòn dần vì tuổi già và bệnh tim. (He is gradually wasting away due to old age and heart disease.)

Advanced Usage

• "Suy mòn tinh thần": Mental/psychological exhaustion; a state of being worn down in spirit.
  • Những căng thẳng kéo dài dẫn đến sự suy mòn tinh thần. (Prolonged stress leads to mental exhaustion.)

Variants and Related Words

• Suy (v): to decline, to weaken.

  • Sức khỏe suy giảm. (Health declines.)

• Kiệt sức / Mệt mỏi (adj): exhausted, fatigued (less severe than "suy mòn").

  • Làm việc quá sức dẫn đến kiệt sức. (Overworking leads to exhaustion.)

Synonyms

• Wasting: The process of becoming progressively weaker and thinner.
• Emaciation: The state of being abnormally thin or weak.
• Cachexia: The medical term for the complex syndrome of bodily wasting.

Related Medical Terms

• Hội chứng suy mòn (Cachexia syndrome): A multifactorial condition characterized by severe weight loss, muscle atrophy, fatigue, and loss of appetite.
• Suy dinh dưỡng (Malnutrition): A deficiency of nutrients, which can be a cause or component of "suy mòn."

1. (y học) Consumptive
2. Cachexy