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asthenic

[ as-then-ik ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characterized by asthenia; weak.
  2. (of a physical type) having a slight build or slender body structure. Compare athletic ( def 5 ), pyknic ( def 1 ).


noun

  1. a person of the asthenic type.

asthenic

/ 忙蝉藞胃蓻苍瑟办 /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or having asthenia; weak
  2. (in constitutional psychology) referring to a physique characterized by long limbs and a small trunk: claimed to be associated with a schizoid personality See also somatotype
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person having long limbs and a small trunk
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of asthenic1

1780鈥90; < Greek 补蝉迟丑别苍颈办贸蝉, equivalent to asthen- ( asthenia ) + -ikos -ic
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In a sense, this fear of drama comes off as latter generations鈥 asthenic corrective to the unrestrained classical cinephilic embrace of robust Hollywood-centric energies.

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In the asthenic form quinia and the mineral acids, nutritious food, and very frequently alcoholic stimulants, must be given from the beginning.

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If, now, we except the eccentricities of Brown, comprising his system, founded on the sthenic and asthenic diathesis, we find little interruption to the general prevalence of the Cullenian system, till nearly the present juncture.

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The Spanish team said on its website that Diarra is "resting at home" and will have treatment for "asthenic syndrome secondary to a sickle-cell anemia."

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Psychologists class the feelings bound up with flight, cowering, and prostration under the common head of "asthenic emotion".

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