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asthenia [as-thee-nee-uh] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- lack or loss of strength; weakness.
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 Examples from the Web for asthenia Historical Examples of asthenia
Attacks of syncope appear, and in fatal cases—which are not common—death results from asthenia.
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When the eschars have become detached, suppuration exhausts the forces of the patient, and death takes place by asthenia.
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Death takes place by asthenia in from six weeks to six months; occasionally within a fortnight from the apparent onset.
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The disease runs a chronic course, and usually terminates in death by asthenia.
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Unless the stricture is relieved the patient gradually dies from asthenia.
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British Dictionary definitions for asthenia asthenia astheny (ˈæsθənɪ) noun
- pathol an abnormal loss of strength; debility
Word Origin for asthenia C19: via New Latin from Greek astheneia weakness, from a- 1 + sthenos strength Word Origin and History for asthenia n.
“weakness,” 1802, Modern Latin, from Greek asthenia “want of strength, weakness, feebleness, sickness; a sickness, a disease,” from asthenes “weak, without strength, feeble,” from a-, privative prefix (see a- (3)), + sthenos “strength,” of uncertain origin.
asthenia in Medicine asthenia [ăs-thē′nē-ə] n.
- Loss or lack of bodily strength; weakness; debility.
Related formsas•then′ic (-thĕn′ĭk) adj.