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noun, feminine

sarcopénie

/saʁ.kɔ.pe.ni/

noun, feminine/saʁ.kɔ.pe.ni/

sarcopenia (gradual loss of skeletal muscle due to aging, immobility, illness, or combinations thereof)

From Ancient Greek σάρξ, σαρκός (sárx, sarkós, “flesh”) + πενία (penía, “poverty, want”).

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