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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ASTHENIA

Via New Latin from Greek astheneia weakness, from a-1 + sthenos strength.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ASTHENIA

asthenia  [æsˈθiːnɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASTHENIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Asthenia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ASTHENIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Weakness

Weakness is a symptom represented, medically, by a number of different conditions, including: lack of muscle strength, malaise, dizziness, or fatigue. The causes are many and can be divided into conditions that have true or perceived muscle weakness. True muscle weakness is a primary symptom of a variety of skeletal muscle diseases, including muscular dystrophy and inflammatory myopathy. It occurs in neuromuscular junction disorders, such as myasthenia gravis.

Definition of asthenia in the English dictionary

The definition of asthenia in the dictionary is an abnormal loss of strength; debility.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ASTHENIA


Armenia
ɑːˈmiːnɪə
eugenia
juːˈdʒiːnɪə
gardenia
ɡɑːˈdiːnɪə
hypersthenia
ˌhaɪpəˈsθiːnɪə
hyposthenia
ˌhaɪpɒsˈθiːnɪə
myasthenia
ˌmaɪəsˈθiːnɪə
neurasthenia
ˌnjʊərəsˈθiːnɪə
neutropenia
ˌnjuːtrəˈpiːnɪə
pancytopenia
ˌpænsaɪtəˈpiːnɪə
philoxenia
ˌfɪləˈziːnɪə
phonasthenia
ˌfəʊnəsˈθiːnɪə
psychasthenia
ˌsaɪkəsˈθiːnɪə
Ruthenia
ruːˈθiːnɪə
sarracenia
ˌsærəˈsiːnɪə
schizophrenia
ˌskɪtsəʊˈfriːnɪə
Slovenia
sləʊˈviːnɪə
tenia
ˈtiːnɪə
thrombocytopenia
ˌθrɒmbəʊˌsaɪtəʊˈpiːnɪə
Turkmenia
tɜːkˈmiːnɪə
xenia
ˈziːnɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ASTHENIA

asterism
Asterix
astern
asternal
asteroid
asteroid belt
asteroidal
asteroidean
astert
asthenic
asthenopia
asthenopic
asthenosphere
asthenospheric
astheny
asthma
asthmatic
asthmatical
asthmatically
asthore

WORDS THAT END LIKE ASTHENIA

bergenia
cytopenia
encaenia
erythropenia
granulocytopenia
hebephrenia
hymenia
Iphigenia
leucopenia
leukopenia
lymphocytopenia
lymphopenia
Messenia
panleukopenia
paraphrenia
proscenia
sideropenia
sthenia
taenia
xenomenia

Synonyms and antonyms of asthenia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «asthenia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ASTHENIA

Find out the translation of asthenia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of asthenia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «asthenia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无力
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

astenia
570 millions of speakers

English

asthenia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शक्तिहीनता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الوهن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

астения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

astenia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দৌর্বল্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

asthénie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Asthenia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Asthenie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無力症
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무력증
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Asthenia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chứng suy nhược
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வலுவின்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्थिएनिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

asteni
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

astenia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

osłabienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

астенія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

astenie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξασθένιση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swakheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

asteni
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

asteni
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of asthenia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ASTHENIA»

The term «asthenia» is regularly used and occupies the 100.601 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ASTHENIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «asthenia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «asthenia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about asthenia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASTHENIA»

Discover the use of asthenia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to asthenia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Homœopathic Times
Carbiac : Angina Pectoris* Shock or cardiac asthenia. 4»r#<; Obstruction. Cardiac asthenia or cerebral anemia. Aortic Regurgitation. Apnoea from pulmonary congestion and oedema, cardiac asthenia, or coma from cerebral apoplexy or ...
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Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Charities and ...
There ipere One Hundred and Ninety-one Death* during the year 1880. Caisks Aneurism of the Aorta Acute Alcoholism— Asthenia Aortic Mitr.il Stenosis— Senectus Acute Diarrhoea Ante Mortem Heart— Asthenia Anaemia— Asthenia blight's ...
New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Public Charities and Correction, 1880
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Annual report of the Department of Public Charities of the ...
1 Atelectasis Congenital 2 " Pulmonum 2 " Cyanosis 1 Alcoholism, Asthenia i " Delirium Tremens, Heart Failure 1 Alcoholism, Paralysis, Asthenia 1 " Heart Failure . 1 " Collapse 1 Apoplexy Celebral, Asthenia 4 Asphyxia, Cardiac Failure 1 ...
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Medical Record
Cook. Cook. Laborer . Tailor . Senile asthenia. Pneumonia. Senile asthenia. Erysipelas, Senile asthenia. Senile asthenia. Dropsy. {Senile asthenia. Senile asthenia. Senile asthenia. Senile asthenia. Senile asthenia. Senile asthenia. Cancer.
George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman, 1875
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Annual Report
New York (State). State Hospital Commission. Second Annual Report. Table No. 6 — (Continued). Showing the causes of death of those who died in Kings County Asylum during the year ending September 30, 1890. Asthenia Asthenia et  ...
New York (State). State Hospital Commission, 1897
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Palliative Care Perspectives
Clinicians, despite being very aware of their own periodic asthenia, have largely ignored asthenia in their patients. Where does this weakness come from? In cancer and in many other conditions such as advanced dementia and very old age ...
James Hallenbeck, 2003
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Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York
... death of those wlfo died in the Kings county asylums during the current year and since October 1, 1888. Yum ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1892. SINCE Ocromm 1, 1888. CAUSE OF DEATH. Men. Women Total. Men. Women. Total. Asthenia .
New York (State). Legislature. Assembly, 1893
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Texas Monthly
Most people recover if treated promptly, but they often retain a low tolerance to heat. Heat Asthenia. This is the most common, the most inescapable affliction of hot, humid climates, but no one knows exactly how it works. You might think of it as ...
9
Annual Report
Aneurism of the Aorta Acute Alcoholism— Asthenia Aortic Mitral Stenosis— Senectus Acute Diarrhoea Ante Mortem Heart— Asthenia Amemia— Asthenia Bright's Disease Croupous Pneumonia Cerebral Softening— Apoplexy— Asthenia.
New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Public Welfare, 1880
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Le Monde Médical
Neurasthenia and asthenia may he associated, the latter being a sign of Beard's disease. Yet the two conditions are quite distinct. Asthenia is met with in convalescence from any disease, during growth, and in orthostatic albuminuria but it is ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASTHENIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term asthenia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Improved OS, PFS Demonstrated by TAS-102, Regardless of KRAS …
... of diarrhea (35.2% vs 28.5%), asthenia (21.6% vs 14.6%), and decreased appetite (43.2% vs 34.6%), whereas patients with KRAS wild-type ... «OncLive, Jul 15»
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Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of lanreotide in combination …
The main AEs were asthenia, mucositis, and diarrhoea. There were 6 AEs (5 AEs were Grade 1 or 2) that were related to lanreotide administration; these ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
3
Priority Review for MM-398 in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
... diarrhea (13%), vomiting (11%), nausea (8%), asthenia (8%), and abdominal pain (7%). Thirty-nine percent of patients had dose reductions ... «Cancer Network, Jul 15»
4
Avanir Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Top-line Results from …
The most common adverse reactions are diarrhea, dizziness, cough, vomiting, asthenia, peripheral edema, urinary tract infection, influenza, ... «Satellite PR News, Jun 15»
5
CHMP Recommends EU Approval for Novartis' Multiple Myeloma …
The most common AEs leading to treatment discontinuation were diarrhea (4.5 percent), asthenia and fatigue (2.9 percent each) and ... «Drug Discovery & Development, Jun 15»
6
Merck Announces Phase 3 Study of Single-Dose EMEND …
... an incidence of 1% or greater, were hiccups (4.6% EMEND vs 2.9% standard therapy), asthenia/fatigue (2.9% vs 1.6%), increased ALT (2.8% ... «Benzinga, Jun 15»
7
EMA committee recommends approval for Novartis' Farydak to treat …
The most common AEs leading to treatment discontinuation were diarrhea (4.5%), asthenia and fatigue (2.9% each) and pneumonia (1.3%). «pharmabiz.com, Jun 15»
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Novartis drug Farydak® recommended by CHMP for EU approval to …
The most common AEs leading to treatment discontinuation were diarrhea (4.5%), asthenia and fatigue (2.9% each) and pneumonia (1.3%). «PipelineReview.com, Jun 15»
9
How to Keep Prediabetes From Turning Into Diabetes
It causes diarrhea in about half, makes one in four nauseous, about one in ten suffer from asthenia (physical weakness and fatigue), but only ... «Care2.com, Jun 15»
10
Egalet Announces Launch of Specialty Pharmaceutical Sales Force
The most common adverse reactions are nausea, constipation, vomiting, headache, pruritus, insomnia, dizziness, asthenia and somnolence. «PR Newswire, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
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