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Neurasthenia |
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neurasthenia /neu·ras·the·nia/ (-as-the´ne-ah) a term virtually obsolete in Western medicine but still used in traditional Chinese medicine, denoting a mental disorder marked by chronic weakness and easy fatigability.
Neurasthenia A term coined in the late nineteenth century to refer to a condition of chronic mental and physical weakness and fatigue. Some researchers regard MCS as a twentieth-century version of neurasthenia. Mentioned in: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity neurasthenia (nerˑ· n term introduced by the American neurologist GM Beard to describe a condition characterized by irritability, lack of concentration, hypochondria, and worry. neurasthenia (nyoo´r n a neurotic reaction characterized by chronic physical fatigue, listlessness, mental sluggishness, and, often, phobias. |
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