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ASTHENIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does asthenia mean?
• ASTHENIA (noun)
The noun ASTHENIA has 1 sense:
1. an abnormal loss of strength
Familiarity information: ASTHENIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An abnormal loss of strength
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
asthenia; astheny
Hypernyms ("asthenia" is a kind of...):
debility; feebleness; frailness; frailty; infirmity; valetudinarianism (the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age))
Derivation:
asthenic (lacking energy or vitality)
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