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asthenia

Pronunciation: /əsˈθiːnɪə/

Definition of asthenia

noun

[mass noun] Medicine
  • abnormal physical weakness or lack of energy: the asthenia of chronic respiratory disease

Derivatives

asthenic

adjective

Origin:

late 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek astheneia, from asthenēs 'weak'

asthenia in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of asthenia in the US English dictionary