The asthenic inflammations, on the contrary, are those occurring in feeble individuals, debilitated in consequence of pre-existing disease, exposure, or habits.

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."

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