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adynamia
/ ˌædɪˈneɪmɪə; ˌædɪˈnæmɪk /
noun
- obsolete.loss of vital power or strength, esp as the result of illness; weakness or debility
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Derived Forms
- adynamic, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of adynamia1
C19: New Latin, from a- 1+ -dynamia, from Greek dunamis strength, force
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Example Sentences
Again, the adynamia of malarial attacks is generally ascribable to some cause not essential to those affections.
From Project Gutenberg
At this stage of the disease, in which adynamia predominates, everything must tend to support the organism.
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