sarcopenia
Gradual loss of skeletal muscle due to aging, immobility, illness, or combinations thereofGradual loss of skeletal muscle due to aging, immobility, illness, or combinations thereof.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Gradual loss of skeletal muscle due to aging, immobility, illness, or combinations thereof.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From sarco- + -penia; widely agreed to have been coined circa 1989 by Irwin H. Rosenberg.From sarco- + -penia; widely agreed to have been coined circa 1989 by Irwin H. Rosenberg.
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Forms
plural: sarcopenias| Singular | sarcopenia |
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uncountable
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable