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neur·as·the·ni·a
[noo
r-uh
s-thee-nee-uh, nyoo
r-] Pronunciation Key
[noo
r-uh
s-thee-nee-uh, nyoo
r-] Pronunciation Key –noun
| Psychiatry. (not in technical use) nervous debility and exhaustion occurring in the absence of objective causes or lesions; nervous exhaustion. |
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| neu·ras·the·ni·a
(nŏŏr'əs-thē'nē-ə, nyŏŏr'-) Pronunciation Key
n. A psychological disorder characterized by chronic fatigue and weakness, loss of memory, and generalized aches and pains, formerly thought to result from exhaustion of the nervous system. No longer in scientific use. neu'ras·then'ic (-thěn'ĭk) adj. & n., neu'ras·then'i·cal·ly adv. |
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neu'ras·then'ic (-thěn'ĭk) adj.
neurasthenia neu·ras·the·ni·a (n&oobreve;r'əs-thē'nē-ə, ny&oobreve;r'-)
n.
A complex of symptoms characterized by chronic fatigue and weakness, loss of memory, and generalized aches and pains.
neu'ras·then'ic (-thěn'ĭk) adj.
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Neurasthenia
Neu*ras`the*ni"a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? nerve + ? weakness.] (Med.) A condition of nervous debility supposed to be dependent upon impairment in the functions of the spinal cord.
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