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Neurasthenia


Neu-rasˊthe-ni′a

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Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
νεῦρον
nerve + [GREEK] weakness.]
(Med.)
A condition of nervous debility supposed to be dependent upon impairment in the functions of the spinal cord.

Definition 2024


neurasthenia

neurasthenia

English

Noun

neurasthenia (plural neurasthenias)

  1. (psychiatry) An ill-defined medical condition characterized by lassitude, fatigue, headache, and irritability, associated chiefly with emotional disturbance.

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