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neurasthenia

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neur⋅as⋅the⋅ni⋅a

  [noor-uhs-thee-nee-uh, nyoor-]
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–noun
Psychiatry. (not in technical use) nervous debility and exhaustion occurring in the absence of objective causes or lesions; nervous exhaustion.
Origin:
1855–60; neur- + asthenia
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neu·ras·the·ni·a   (nŏŏr'əs-thē'nē-ə, nyŏŏr'-)   
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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Main Entry: neur·as·the·nia
Pronunciation: "n(y)ur-&s-'thE-nE-&
Function: noun
: an emotional and psychic disorder that ischaracterized especially by easy fatigability and often by lack of motivation, feelings of inadequacy, and psychosomatic symptoms
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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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