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neuralgia |
neuralgic |
neuralgy |
neurapophysial |
neurapophysis |
neurasthenia
| neurasthenic
| neuration
| neuraxis
| neurectomy
| neurenteric
neurasthenia
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun neurasthenia has 1 sense
- neurasthenia(n = noun.state) - nervous breakdown (not in technical use); is a kind of nervous breakdown
Derived form adjective neurasthenic1
CIDE DICTIONARY
neurasthenia, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron nerve + weakness.].
A condition of nervous debility supposed to be dependent upon impairment in the functions of the spinal cord. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
neurasthenia, n. a general term for fatigue, anxiety, listlessness, etc. (not in medical use).
Derivative
neurasthenic adj. & n.
Etymology
Gk neuron nerve + ASTHENIA
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