desmedro

Definitions of desmedro
  1. noun
    extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
    synonyms: demacración, enflaquecimiento, escualidez, extenuación
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    type of:
    flaqueza, magrez, magrura
    the property of having little body fat
  2. noun
    a symptom of reduced quality or strength
    synonyms: deterioro
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    types:
    caduquez, decrepitud
    a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
    type of:
    corrupción
    an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying
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