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"Legend re: Statuette of an Emaciated Woman" (details from "Statuette of an Emaciated Woman") (see related A), 100 BC Unknown Masters from Smyrna Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York, USA
Ematiation (implies loss of body mass thus muscles and fat or adipose tissues) - provocatively in Ukr "miaso" is flesh - "myopathy" in medical parlance implies "muscle disease" - mostly in the past, virtual synonyms were consumption (considered mostly a sign of tuberculosis or TBC, marasmus (implied "wasting away" mainly due to under and mal-nutrition) ... the related image is a compelling representation of "body wasting".
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