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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun astheny has 1 sense
- astheny(n = noun.state) asthenia - an abnormal loss of strength; Array is a kind of debility, feebleness, frailness, frailty, infirmity, valetudinarianism
Derived form adjective asthenic1
CIDE DICTIONARY
astheny, n. [NL. asthenia, Gr. 'asqe`nia; 'a priv. + sqe`nos strength.].
Want or loss of strength; debility; diminution of the vital forces. [1913 Webster]
astheny, n.
an abnormal loss of strength. [WordNet 1.5]
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