sarcopenia

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) +‎ πενῐ́ᾱ (peníā, “poverty, want”)

Noun

sarcopenia (usually uncountable, plural sarcopenias)

(pathology) gradual age-related loss of skeletal muscle

Derived terms

sarcopenic

Translations

gradual age-related loss of skeletal muscle

Dutch: spierverlies n, sarcopenia f, sarcopenie (nl) f
French: sarcopénie (fr) f

Latin: sarcopenia f
Polish: sarkopenia (pl) f

References

Anagrams

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Dutch

Noun

sarcopenia f (uncountable)

Alternative form of sarcopenie

Spanish

Noun

sarcopenia f (plural sarcopenias)

sarcopenia

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