adynamia
/ (ˌædɪˈneɪmɪə) /
noun
obsolete loss of vital power or strength, esp as the result of illness; weakness or debility
Nearby words
adwa, adware, adwoman, adygei, adygei republic, adynamia, adynamic ileus, adytum, adz, adze, adzhar autonomous republic
Derived Forms
adynamic (ˌædɪˈnæmɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for adynamia
C19: New Latin, from a- 1 + -dynamia, from Greek dunamis strength, force
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Examples from the Web for adynamia
At this stage of the disease, in which adynamia predominates, everything must tend to support the organism.
Again, the adynamia of malarial attacks is generally ascribable to some cause not essential to those affections.
Medicine definitions for adynamia
adynamia
[ ā′dī-năm′ēə, ăd′ə-nā′mē-ə ]
n.
Loss of strength or vigor, usually because of disease.
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