Wasting Disease (Noun)
Meaning
Involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The patient was diagnosed with a wasting disease that was slowly destroying her lungs and weakening her body.
- Pulmonary tuberculosis is a wasting disease that can cause severe damage to the lungs if left untreated.
- The doctor explained that the wasting disease affecting the patient's lungs was a result of years of smoking and poor air quality.
- The charity focused on raising awareness and funds for research into the wasting disease that had claimed the lives of many young people.
- The wasting disease had progressed rapidly, leaving the patient bedridden and struggling to breathe.