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maceration

9.6

A very thin, weak body after long illness or not eating

noun
/ˌmæsəˈreɪʃən/

Archaic

: emaciación

After months of starvation, his body showed signs of maceration.

Examples

The doctor noted the maceration visible in patients suffering from severe malnutrition.
Months of illness had left his body in a state of maceration.
Historical accounts describe the maceration suffered by prisoners in the camp.
The patient suffered from severe maceration due to the illness.
His health rapidly declined, leading to a noticeable maceration of his muscles and fat.
The maceration observed in patients with advanced cancer illustrated the effects of prolonged suffering.
Doctors documented the severe maceration in malnourished children who had not received proper nutrition.

Synonyms

emaciation

vsmaceration

Specialized

1 8.6

Extreme thinness from not enough food or illness

includes the process of becoming extremely lean as well as the condition

gauntness

vsmaceration

1 8.4

A very thin appearance because of illness or not having enough food

focuses on the process of becoming thin instead of appearance only

leanness

vsmaceration

1 3.4

Having little body fat and being thin

refers specifically to extreme thinness from disease or starvation

wasteness

vsmaceration

Archaic

9.9

A very thin, weak body caused by illness or lack of food

highlights the becoming process rather than only naming thinness

bonyness

vsmaceration

8.8

A state of being very thin so that bones show clearly

covers both the development into thinness and the resulting condition

boniness

vsmaceration

7.9

Being very thin with bones clearly showing, often from illness or lack of food

stresses becoming extremely lean as well as the final state

Antonyms

plumpness

1 2.4

A soft, rounded fullness, like a kitten's body or a cheek

How Thin

emaciation

Specialized

1 8.6

maceration

Archaic

9.6

gauntness

1 8.4

leanness

1 3.4

thinness

1 4.2

Surface Forms

maceration singular

macerations plural

Morphology

maceration = macerate (transparent) = macerat + ion

This is a regular noun formation from the verb 'macerate', meaning the process or state of macerating.

Etymology

Maceration comes from the Latin macerare, which means 'to make thin or soft', and it is related to the English word emaciated, meaning very thin from illness. So, maceration can mean the state of becoming extremely thin or wasted.