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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At present I see no reason why it should not be called an Asthenia; it is surely the weakening of a mental process that is strong in normal individuals.
From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various
As well as visual Asthenia, the following terms might be considered as applicable: collaborative centre asthenia; imaginative centre asthenia; visual creative centre asthenia; picture producing centre asthenia.
From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various
This new concept of stuttering as faulty visualization may be called Visual Centre Asthenia.
From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various
So if I were forced, however, to choose one term from all these, my choice would be "Visual Centre Asthenia."
From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various
We could therefore add to the terminology this idea of a minute localization and call it a Centre Asthenia.
From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various
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