STHENIC

Etymology

Adjective

sthenic (comparative more sthenic, superlative most sthenic)

(pathology, archaic) Characterised by nervous energy; strong; robust.

Anagrams

• Tinches, ethnics, nichest, nitches

Source: Wiktionary


Sthen"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. sthénique.] (Med.)

Definition: Strong; active; -- said especially of morbid states attended with excessive action of the heart and blood vessels, and characterized by strength and activity of the muscular and nervous system; as, a sthenic fever. Sthenic theory. See Stimulism (a).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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