wasting syndrome

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006756",
  "term": "wasting syndrome",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A condition of involuntary weight loss of greater then 10% of baseline body weight. It is characterized by atrophy of muscles and depletion of lean body mass.",
  "synonyms": [
    "wasting disease"
  ],
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "pathological processes and conditions",
    "emaciation",
    "failure to thrive",
    "lean body mass",
    "weight loss",
    "cachexia",
    "diet-related diseases"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2012",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "síndrome debilitante"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/wasting-syndrome/"
}