NEURASTHENIA

neurasthenia

(noun) nervous breakdown (not in technical use)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

neurasthenia (countable and uncountable, plural neurasthenias)

(psychiatry) An ill-defined medical condition characterized by lassitude, fatigue, headache, and irritability, associated chiefly with emotional disturbance.

Synonym: anergasia

Source: Wiktionary


Neu*ras`the*ni"a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)

Definition: A condition of nervous debility supposed to be dependent upon impairment in the functions of the spinal cord.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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