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Sthenic
Sthen′ic
,Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK] strength: cf. F.
sthénique
.] (Med.)
Strong; active; – said especially of morbid states attended with excessive action of the heart and blood vessels, and characterized by strength and activity of the muscular and nervous system;
as, a
. sthenic
feverSthenic theory
. See
Stimulism
(a)
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sthenic
sthenic
English
Adjective
sthenic (comparative more sthenic, superlative most sthenic)
- (pathology, archaic) Characterised by nervous energy.
- 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Folio Society 2008, p. 429:
- The resultant outcome of them is in any case what Kant calls a ‘sthenic’ affection [...].
- 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Folio Society 2008, p. 429: