lack of appetite

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appetite
noun
uk
/ˈæp.ə.taɪt/
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/ˈæp.ə.taɪt/
the feeling that you want to ...
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Common symptoms reported as troublesome were muscle weakness, shortness of breath, andlackofappetite.
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As a medical diagnosis, depression denotes a prolonged state of dejection, emotional emptiness, self-recrimination, lack of energy, apathy, anxiety, sleep disorders, andlackofappetite.
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If a patient is able to eat without physical difficulties,lackofappetiteand loss of weight may be indicative of depression.
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Three family members described being very concerned about the patient'slackofappetite.
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There was more agreement for symptoms such as dyspnea, nausea, anxiety, and depression and less agreement for symptoms such as lack of sleep andlackofappetite.
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Withlackofappetite, resistance to disease is lessened.
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Availability of food should be adjusted, where necessary, to allow for patients' day treatments, post-operative hunger orlackofappetite, and where admission is made outside ward meal times.
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Typical symptoms includes lethargy, diarrhea,lackofappetite, poor coat quality, weight loss and jaundice.
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Fruit are eaten as a mash in small amounts againstlackofappetiteor an upset stomach and stimulate production of gastric acid.
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It is often associated with other symptoms of kidney failure, such aslackofappetite, weakness, nausea and vomiting.
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Symptoms of heatstroke include restlessness, excessive thirst, heavy panting, lethargy,lackofappetite, dark tongue, vomiting, and lack of coordination.
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Herlackofappetite, fatigue, and lack of concentration are worse than ever.
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Monkey bone balm is also believed to treatlackofappetite, insomnia, and anemia.
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He proposed the hypothesis that at the onset of the disease,lackofappetiteoriginates from a wish to avoid pain.
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This may be associated with nausea, vomiting, abdominal bloating and alackofappetite.
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For example, fever, malaise, headache andlackofappetitefrequently occur in the prodrome of many infective disorders.
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Weight loss due tolackofappetiteand the liquid diet is common, but should be avoided if possible.
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