Emaciation

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Context Specificity

Use 'emaciation' in appropriate contexts, usually medical or situations involving extreme lack of food.

The disease led to such emaciation that she could barely stand.

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Not Just Illness

'Emaciation' can also occur without illness, such as from malnutrition or purposeful dieting.

The prisoners' emaciation was due to the camp's scanty food rations.

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Empathetic Language

'Emaciation' often evokes empathy or concern; use it to convey the gravity of someone's physical state.

The photograph captured the emaciation of children in the war-torn region.