neurasthenia
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əsˈθi 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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neurasthenia (ˌnjʊərəsˈθiːnɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| an obsolete technical term for a neurosis characterized by extreme lassitude and inability to cope with any but the most trivial tasks | |
| neurasthenic | |
| —adj | |
| neuras'thenically | |
| —adv | |
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Neurasthenia
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Medical Dictionary
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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The gender-bias remained, but better disguised because neurasthenia had disappeared from common use.
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