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ALL meanings of neurasthenia

neur·as·the·ni·a
N n
  • noun neurasthenia An ill-defined medical condition characterized by lassitude, fatigue, headache, and irritability, associated chiefly with emotional disturbance. 1
  • noun neurasthenia Psychiatry. (not in technical use) nervous debility and exhaustion occurring in the absence of objective causes or lesions; nervous exhaustion. 1
  • noun neurasthenia an obsolete technical term for a neurosis characterized by extreme lassitude and inability to cope with any but the most trivial tasks 0
  • noun neurasthenia a former category of mental disorder, including such symptoms as irritability, fatigue, weakness, anxiety, and localized pains without apparent physical causes, thought to result from weakness or exhaustion of the nervous system 0
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