adynamia
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Origin of adynamia
C19: New Latin, from a- 1 + -dynamia, from Greek dunamis strength, force
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At this stage of the disease, in which adynamia predominates, everything must tend to support the organism.
From On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment by Bourguignon, Honor?
Again, the adynamia of malarial attacks is generally ascribable to some cause not essential to those affections.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
It was remarked that in some instances no membranes were perceived in the throat, but the cases were liable to terminate fatally with large glandular swellings round the neck and general symptoms of adynamia.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
In reality, we have the disappearance of hope as basic in this adynamia.
From The Foundations of Personality by Myerson, Abraham
"Bad blood" so called, asthenia and adynamia, and particularly a tendency to malignancy in acute and sub-acute disorders, seem to be special indicators for the use of Echinacea.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock
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