Sign or Symptom
asthenia Audio
as·the·ni·a [ as-thee-nee-uh ]
Subclass of:
Signs and Symptoms
Etymology:
Greek a = not + sthenos = strength + -ia = condition
In classical Greek, asthenes meant weak or the opposite of strong.
Definitions related to asthenia:
  • A sign or symptom of weakness and diminished or absent energy and strength.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A state characterized by a feeling of weakness and loss of strength leading to a generalized weakness of the body.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • Clinical sign or symptom manifested as debility, or lack or loss of strength and energy.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Weakness; lack of energy and strength.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Asthenia, a condition in which the body lacks strength or has lost strength, either as a whole or in any of its parts. General asthenia occurs in many chronic wasting diseases, such as anemia and cancer, and is probably most marked in diseases of the adrenal gland. Asthenia may be limited to...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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