asthenic

asthenic [as-then-ik] ExamplesWord Origin adjective

1. of, relating to, or characterized by asthenia; weak.
2. (of a physical type) having a slight build or slender body structure.Compare athletic(def 5), pyknic(def 1).

noun

3. a person of the asthenic type.

Origin of asthenic 1780–90; Greek asthenikós, equivalent to asthen- (see asthenia) + -ikos -ic Examples from the Web for asthenic Historical Examples of asthenic

No one will deny that fear is the type of asthenic manifestations.

Essay on the Creative Imagination

Th. Ribot

These were to be used respectively in asthenic and in sthenic disorders.

The Action of Medicines in the System

Frederick William Headland

These latter were to be used in sthenic, the others in asthenic disorders.

The Action of Medicines in the System

Frederick William Headland

He believed in two classes of diseases—sthenic and asthenic.

Catharine Furze

Mark Rutherford

Stimulants are to be freely used in all asthenic conditions.

A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I

Various

British Dictionary definitions for asthenic asthenic adjective

1. of, relating to, or having asthenia; weak
2. (in constitutional psychology) referring to a physique characterized by long limbs and a small trunk: claimed to be associated with a schizoid personalitySee also somatotype

noun

3. a person having long limbs and a small trunk

Word Origin and History for asthenic adj.

1789, from Modern Latin, from Greek asthenikos, from asthenes “weak, without strength, feeble” (see asthenia).