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encephalasthenia

American

[en-sef-uh-luhs-thee-nee-uh] / ɛnˌsɛf ə ləsˈθi ni ə /

noun

Pathology.

mental fatigue caused by emotional stress.

Etymology

Origin of encephalasthenia

encephal- + asthenia

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