English Explanatory Dictionary

asthenic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Characterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating.
noun
  1. A person who has asthenia.

Word forms

asthenic more asthenic most asthenic asthenics

Etymology

From a- + sthenic. By surface analysis, a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -ic (“adjective suffix”).

Related words

asthenia

Derived words

antiasthenic asthenicity thrombasthenic
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