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neurasthenia

English

Etymology

From neur- +? asthenia, after Italian nevrastenia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?nj????s??i?ni?/

Noun

neurasthenia (countable and uncountable, plural neurasthenias)

  1. (psychiatry) An ill-defined medical condition characterized by lassitude, fatigue, headache, and irritability, associated chiefly with emotional disturbance.
    Synonym: anergasia

Derived terms

  • neurasthenic
  • neurasthenics

Translations

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asthenia

English

Alternative forms

  • astheny (dated)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (asthéneia), from ??????? (asthen?s, sick, weak), from ?- (a-, not, un-) + ?????? (sthénos, strength).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /æs??i.ni.?/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æs??i?.n??/
  • Rhymes: -i?ni?

Noun

asthenia (countable and uncountable, plural asthenias)

  1. (medicine) Weakness; loss of strength.

Derived terms

  • myasthenia
  • neurasthenia
  • neuromyasthenia

Related terms

  • asthenic

Translations

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