overfatigue
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of overfatigue
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"The A.M.A. is extremely concerned about stress and overfatigue in residency," says Dr. William Jacott, chairman of the A.M.A.
From Time Magazine Archive
The only danger seems to be that the hustling correspondents have had to do may cause them overfatigue due to faulty training.
From Time Magazine Archive
She should be careful to exercise enough self-control always to get daily exercise and fresh air and must, as a matter of self-protection, avoid overfatigue.
From Rural Hygiene by Henry N. (Henry Neely) Ogden
He put it down partly to a certain subconscious excitement that this wild and immense scenery generated in his blood, partly to the spell of solitude, and partly to overfatigue.
From The Wendigo by Algernon Blackwood
Not only does overfatigue hinder growth, but it also results in the formation of certain toxins, or poisons, in the organism, which are particularly harmful to nervous tissue.
From The Mind and Its Education by George Herbert Betts
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