neurasthenia

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• Neurasthenia — Neu*ras the*ni a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron nerve + ? weakness.] (Med.) A condition of nervous debility supposed to be dependent upon impairment in the functions of the spinal cord. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• neurasthenia — (n.) nervous exhaustion, 1854, medical Latin, from neur (form of NEURO (Cf. neuro ) before a vowel) + asthenia, from Gk. aisthesis feeling, from PIE root *au to perceive (see AUDIENCE (Cf. audience)). Related: Neurasthenic …   Etymology dictionary

• neurasthenia — [noor΄əs thē′nē ə, nyoor΄əs thē nē ə] n. [ModL: see NEURO & ASTHENIA] a former category of mental disorder, including such symptoms as irritability, fatigue, weakness, anxiety, and localized pains without apparent physical causes, thought to… …   English World dictionary

• Neurasthenia — The tortrix moth genus Neurasthenia is nowadays considered a junior synonym of Epinotia. Neurasthenia Classification and external resources ICD 10 F48.0 ICD 9 …   Wikipedia

• neurasthenia — A nervous condition characterized by depression, worry, and pains having no apparent cause. Colorado Springs & I. R. Co. v Nichols, 41 Colo 272, 92 P 691. See traumatic neurasthenia …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• neurasthenia — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: circa 1856 a psychological disorder marked especially by easy fatigability and often by lack of motivation, feelings of inadequacy, and psychosomatic symptoms compare chronic fatigue syndrome • neurasthenic… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• neurasthenia — /noor euhs thee nee euh, nyoor /, n. Psychiatry. (not in technical use) nervous debility and exhaustion occurring in the absence of objective causes or lesions; nervous exhaustion. [1855 60; NEUR + ASTHENIA] * * * …   Universalium

• neurasthenia — noun An ill defined medical condition characterized by lassitude, fatigue, headache, and irritability, associated chiefly with emotional disturbance …   Wiktionary

• neurasthenia — An ill defined condition, commonly accompanying or following depression, characterized by vague fatigue believed to be brought on by psychological factors. [neur + G. astheneia, weakness] angiopathic n., angioparalytic n. an obsolete term for a… …   Medical dictionary

• neurasthenia —  Chronic lethargy …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• neurasthenia — n. weakness or exhaustion of the nervous system; constant mental and physical weariness (Pathology)neu·ras·the·ni·a || ‚nÊŠrÉ™s θɪːnɪə /‚njÊŠÉ™ …   English contemporary dictionary