asthenic

[ as-then-ik ]

/ æsˈθɛn ɪk /

adjective

of, relating to, or characterized by asthenia; weak.

(of a physical type) having a slight build or slender body structure.Compare athletic (def. 5), pyknic (def. 1).

noun

a person of the asthenic type.

Origin of asthenic

1780–90; <Greek asthenikós, equivalent to asthen- (see asthenia) + -ikos-ic

Words nearby asthenic

asteroid hyalosis, Asteropaeus, aster yellows, as the crow flies, asthenia, asthenic, asthenopia, asthenospermia, asthenosphere, asthma, asthmatic

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Example sentences from the Web for asthenic

Brunonian System, a system which regards and treats diseases as due to defective or excessive excitation, as sthenic or asthenic.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood
These latter were to be used in sthenic, the others in asthenic disorders.
The Action of Medicines in the System|Frederick William Headland
By the asthenic and emaciated general condition and the peculiar puffy, spongy state of the gums.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon
The convulsion caused by Strychnia is tonic; that by Hydrocyanic acid, asthenic.
The Action of Medicines in the System|Frederick William Headland

To those who walk or stand in this fashion, let it be known that this is the “habitus enteroptoticus,” or asthenic droop.
How to Live|Irving Fisher and Eugene Fisk

British Dictionary definitions for asthenic

asthenic

/ (æsˈθɛnɪk) /

adjective

of, relating to, or having asthenia; weak

(in constitutional psychology) referring to a physique characterized by long limbs and a small trunk: claimed to be associated with a schizoid personalitySee also somatotype

noun

a person having long limbs and a small trunk

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单词	asthenic
释义	asthenic [ as-then-ik ] / æsˈθɛn ɪk / adjective of, relating to, or characterized by asthenia; weak. (of a physical type) having a slight build or slender body structure.Compare athletic (def. 5), pyknic (def. 1). noun a person of the asthenic type. Origin of asthenic 1780–90; <Greek asthenikós, equivalent to asthen- (see asthenia) + -ikos-ic Words nearby asthenic asteroid hyalosis, Asteropaeus, aster yellows, as the crow flies, asthenia, asthenic, asthenopia, asthenospermia, asthenosphere, asthma, asthmatic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for asthenic Brunonian System, a system which regards and treats diseases as due to defective or excessive excitation, as sthenic or asthenic. The Nuttall Encyclopaedia\|Edited by Rev. James Wood These latter were to be used in sthenic, the others in asthenic disorders. The Action of Medicines in the System\|Frederick William Headland By the asthenic and emaciated general condition and the peculiar puffy, spongy state of the gums. Essentials of Diseases of the Skin\|Henry Weightman Stelwagon The convulsion caused by Strychnia is tonic; that by Hydrocyanic acid, asthenic. The Action of Medicines in the System\|Frederick William Headland To those who walk or stand in this fashion, let it be known that this is the “habitus enteroptoticus,” or asthenic droop. How to Live\|Irving Fisher and Eugene Fisk British Dictionary definitions for asthenic asthenic / (æsˈθɛnɪk) / adjective of, relating to, or having asthenia; weak (in constitutional psychology) referring to a physique characterized by long limbs and a small trunk: claimed to be associated with a schizoid personalitySee also somatotype noun a person having long limbs and a small trunk Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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