wasting

wasting
['weɪstɪŋ]
aggettivo [disease] debilitante, che logora
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wasting /ˈweɪstɪŋ/
A a.
1 logorante; che consuma; assillante: wasting cares, preoccupazioni assillanti
2 che diminuisce, che cala: a wasting fortune, un patrimonio che sta andando in fumo
3 (med.) debilitante; che consuma; progressivo: wasting palsy, atrofia muscolare progressiva
4 (vet.) affetto da tubercolosi
B n. [u]
1 spreco; sciupio
2 (med.) deperimento; consunzione
3 (lett.) distruzione
● wasting asset, (econ.) risorsa soggetta a esaurirsi; (fin.) investimento a esaurimento □ (med.) wasting paralysis, paralisi atrofica □ (lett.) a wasting war, una guerra devastatrice.
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['weɪstɪŋ]
aggettivo [disease] debilitante, che logora

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