Definition of "emaciation" [e•ma•ci•a•tion]

• The act of making very lean. (noun)
• The state of being emaciated or reduced to excessive leanness; an excessively lean condition. (noun)

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• "Bratman asserts that “emaciation is common among followers of certain health food diets, such as rawfoodism, and this can at times reach the extremes seen in anorexia nervosa.”"
• "I think that emaciation is more often a sign of victimhood than cruelty."
• "Furthermore, Brown said FEMA suffered "emaciation" because anti-terror operations had become a priority for the administration."