Aristotle Greek Lexicon καχεξία

καχεξία

kachexia

bad habit of body

Appears 6 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

καχεξία, , A. bad habit of body, opp. εὐεξία, Hp. Aph. 3.31 (pl.), Pl. Grg. 450a, Arist. EN 1129a20, PSI 6.632.8 (iii B.C.); distd. from κακοχυμία, Gal. 10.263. 2. of the mind, bad disposition, disaffection, Diph. 24, Nicol.Com. 1.12, Plb. 5.87.3, Hierocl. in CA 7p.430M.: play on both meanings in Str. 14.5.14. 3. in Lit. Crit., bad style, κ. τῆς ἑρμηνείας Phld. Rh. 1.188 S., al.: pl., ib.189 S.

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