Medical term:
debility
asthenia
[as-the´ne-ah]debility; loss of strength and energy; weakness. adj., adj asthen´ic.
neurocirculatory asthenia Da Costa syndrome.
tropical anhidrotic asthenia a rare condition occurring under conditions of heat stress, in which miliaria causes extensive occlusion of the sweat ducts producing anhidrosis and heat retention that may lead to weakness, dyspnea, tachycardia, elevation of body temperature, and collapse.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
de·bil·i·ty
(dĕ-bil'i-tē),Weakness.
[L. debilitas, fr. debilis, weak, fr. de- priv. + habilis, able]
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debility
Lack of strength. Debility is due to loss of muscle bulk and reduction in the efficiency of the heart and respiratory system from disease or disuse. Debility is often the result of negligible demands on the body and, in this case, is remediable.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
debility
The state of being feeble or without strength.
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann
de·bil·i·ty
(dĕ-bil'i-tē)Weakness.
[L. debilitas, fr. debilis, weak, fr. de- priv. + habilis, able]
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