Synonyms for wasting away in the sense of this definition

• atrophy
• wasting

(wasting away is a kind of ...) (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease

• symptom

(... is a kind of wasting away ) progressive wasting of muscle tissues

• amyotrophia
• amyotrophy

(... is a kind of wasting away ) wasting of the body during a chronic disease

• tabes

(... is a kind of wasting away ) atrophy and shriveling of the skin or mucous membrane

• kraurosis