asthenia
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of asthenia
1795–1805; < New Latin < Greek asthéneia weakness, equivalent to asthene-, stem of asthenḗs ( a- a- 6 + sthene-, variant stem of sthénos strength) + -ia -ia
Vocabulary lists containing asthenia
Example Sentences
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Symptoms of multiple sclerosis vary among patients, but the most common range from vision problems, asthenia, difficulty walking and keeping balance, to numbness or weakness in the arms and legs.
From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2024
Cessation of the actual sensation of pain probably is attributable to cerebral depression and asthenia of the stomach.
From Time Magazine Archive
For instance, the first slight disturbance of the functions which rises from a sthenic state, often resembles those verging towards a state of debility or asthenia.
From Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease by Garnett, Thomas
Gull gives an account of cases in which death resulted from asthenia, and speaks of a nerve-lesion which he attributes to the severity of the local inflammation.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
It would appear to be purely a state of asthenia.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin
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