Help with nursing terms...?

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Im kinda stumped on this... you see, this is an assignment we were told to do. it's a crossword puzzle, and I can't get this one word...

Oh, by the way, pardon my lack of knowledge for exactly where this thread went; I didn't see a place for questions about nursing and what-not, So i just planted it into general discussion... :p

Okay, it's a 8 letter word. it starts with C and ends with A. The hint for the word is "weakness and emaciation".

Please try to help me! Thankyou for the effort.

EDIT: is it cachexia?

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

Yep :yeah:

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Specializes in being a Credible Source.

I've wracked my brain and can't come up with anything.

What topic are you studying (from which the word presumably came)?

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Specializes in LTC, Acute Care.

That was the word I thought of immediately before I read what you thought it was. I'd go with cachexia, definitely.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.

cachectic!!!

my favorite nursing instructor's favorite word.....she used it every chance she got. to this day, using it or hearing it makes me smile.

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Thanksies! asked another community and they said the same thing :) Thanks.

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Specializes in psych, addictions, hospice, education.

....and you said you couldn't do it! woohoo! yay!

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Okay... What about this one:

9 letters, 2nd letter is L, 5th letter is I, and the 8th letter is O.

The hint: Foods that nourish.

Thankyou! :D

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(sorry) bumped.

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