asthenia

English

WOTD – 22 September 2007

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀσθένεια (asthéneia), from ἀσθενής (asthenḗs, “sick, weak”), from ἀ- (a-, “not, un-”) + σθένος (sthénos, “strength”).

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  • Rhymes: -iːniə

Noun

asthenia (countable and uncountable, plural asthenias)

  1. (medicine) weakness; loss of strength

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