TCM term nearly equivalent to Diabetes. Characterized by frequent urination, excessive thirst a/ or hunger, and possibly emaciation. 消渴:在中医名词中相当于糖尿病.表现为尿频,烦渴,或者善饥,并可能伴有消瘦.
Wasting and Thirsting Disorder: TCM term nearly equivalent to Diabetes. Characterized by frequent urination, excessive thirst a/ or hunger, and possibly emaciation. 消渴:在中医名词中相当于糖尿病.表现为尿频,烦渴,或者善饥,并可能伴有消瘦.
emaciation
[ noun ] extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) <noun.attribute>
Emaciation \E*ma`ci*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]maciation.] 1. The act of making very lean.
2. The state of being emaciated or reduced to excessive leanness; an excessively lean condition.
Moreover, AIDS is an unpredictable disease, with such varied symptoms as pneumonia, cancer, dementia and emaciation.