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Muscle wasting

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005594

A weakening, shrinking, and loss of muscle caused by disease or lack of use. Muscle wasting decreases strength and the ability to move.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-005594
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-005594",
  "term": "Muscle wasting",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A weakening, shrinking, and loss of muscle caused by disease or lack of use. Muscle wasting decreases strength and the ability to move.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/muscle-wasting/"
}

Record 11,449 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.