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   frail

   /freɪl/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) weak and delicate: "his small, frail body" Similar infirmweakweakenedfeebleenfeebleddebilitatedincapacitatedwasteddelicateslightslenderpunyillailingunwellsicklypoorlyin poor healthdecrepitdodderingtotteringshakyinformal:weedyOpposite strongfit
   • ▪ easily damaged or broken; weak: "the balcony is frail" Similar fragilebreakableeasily brokeneasily damageddelicateflimsyinsubstantialunsteadyunstablericketyramshackleinformal:teeteryjerry-builtwonkydickydodgyrare:frangibleOpposite robust
   • ▪ weak in character or morals. Similar weakeasily led/temptedsusceptibleimpressionablemalleablevulnerabledefencelessimpotentfallibleerranterringflawedimperfectrare:resistlessOpposite strong

   noun

   • 1. a woman. informal, dated US

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French fraile, from Latin fragilis (see fragile).

   Derivatives

   • 1. frailly adverb
   • 2. frailness noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. health.usnews.com › best-senior-living › articlesWhat Is Frailty? | U.S. News

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   Jun 20, 2024 · Frailty is a health condition characterized by physical decline, such as a loss of strength and mobility. Frailty most often affects older adults, though it can affect anyone,...

3. ijhpr.biomedcentral.com › articles › 10Frailty and its association with long-term mortality among...

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   1 day ago · The prevalence of frailty and its association with all-cause mortality were studied among older adults aged 75 years and over who were followed for 2–8 years. Frailty, defined by the cumulative deficit method, utilized clinical data from the preceding 10-year period, comprising 28 chronic diseases and age-related health deficits.

4. bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com › articles › 10Screening for frailty and its association with activities of...

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   Jul 3, 2024 · Frailty is a complex, age-related clinical syndrome characterized by a decline in physiological capability across multiple organ systems and an increased susceptibility to stress [ 4 ].

5. www.bmj.com › content › 386Does frailty need a new name? | The BMJ

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   Jul 9, 2024 · The quality of being physically weak or fragile, or vulnerable to damage. In later use chiefly with reference to physical weakness or infirmity as a result of old age. Weakness in an abstract or immaterial sense; the state of being transient, subject to change, or vulnerable to harm. A moral failing; a particular weakness or character flaw.

6. thephn.com.au › healthy-ageing-and-frailtyHealthy Ageing and Frailty - Primary Health Network

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   Jun 19, 2024 · Frailty is a common syndrome which occurs due to a combination of de-conditioning and acute illness on a background of existing functional decline that is often under recognised. Frailty is more common in females and the risk of frailty increases with age.

7. www.frontiersin.org › journals › agingNew insights into healthy ageing, inflammageing and frailty using...

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   Jul 8, 2024 · Frailty is defined as the loss of physiological reserve both at the physical and cellular levels, where systemic processes such as oxidative stress and inflammation contribute to physical decline. The newest “omics” technology and systems biology discipline, metabolomics, enables thorough characterisation of small-molecule metabolites in ...

8. www.sciencedirect.com › science › articleDoes frailty affect barriers to physical activity in patients...

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   Jun 25, 2024 · Frailty profile was defined according to the five criteria proposed by Fried et al. 8 as (1) unintentional weight loss; (2) exhaustion; (3) low handgrip strength; (4) slow walking speed; and (5) physical inactivity. Three or more criteria defined frail, one or 2 criteria defined pre-frail, and absence of criteria defined non-frail. 8