noun
- instances or conditions of being extremely thin due to illness, starvation, or wasting away
Usage: plural form of emaciation; medical/formal
Examples
- The doctor documented several cases of severe emaciations in the refugee camp.
- Historical records show widespread emaciations during the famine.
- The medical study compared different types of emaciations caused by various diseases.
- Photographs revealed the shocking emaciations of prisoners in the camp.
- The veterinarian noted signs of emaciations in several of the rescued animals.