emaciation
Example Sentences
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Their medical conditions included a boat strike that caused a skull fracture, severe emaciation and gastric issues, dehydration and inflammation.
From Washington Times • Nov. 30, 2022
The two bodies he was embalming were opposites: one small and bony, almost to the point of emaciation, the other large, the legs and feet swelling with edemas.
From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2022
An Egyptian physician named Hesy-Ra wrote about a mysterious disease that included frequent urination, and caused emaciation.
From Salon • Mar. 12, 2022
Roughly the same age as the singer and unafraid of looking ravaged as well as thin to the point of emaciation, Zellweger gives a deep dive of a performance that is ferociously all in.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2019
He was squirrelly and skinny to the point of emaciation.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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