sthenia

[sthuh-nahy-uh, sthee-nee-uh]

noun

strength; excessive vital force.

Compare asthenia.

Origin of sthenia

1780–90; < New Latin, extracted from asthenia

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sthenia in Medicine

sthenia

[sthē′nē-ə]

n.

A condition of bodily strength, vigor, or vitality.

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