n.
A psychological disorder characterized by chronic fatigue and weakness, loss of memory, and generalized aches and pains, formerly thought to result from exhaustion of the nervous system. No longer in scientific use.
neurasthenic neu'ras·then'ic (-thĕn'ĭk) adj. & n.
neurasthenically neu'ras·then'i·cal·ly adv.
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