emaciation
noun/ɪˌmeɪsiˈeɪʃn/
/ɪˌmeɪsiˈeɪʃn/
[uncountable]- the fact of being very thin and weak, usually because of illness or lack of food
- She was very thin, almost to the point of emaciation.
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