hypersthenian.
/hʌɪpəˈsθiːnɪə/ Pathology.
Extreme or morbid excitement of the vital powers; the opposite of asthenia.
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inquietude1598
sthenia1788
erethism1800
hypersthenia1855
cabin fever1918
1855 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860)
1886 in New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon
Derivatives
hyperˈsthenic adj.2 relating to, characterized by, or producing hypersthenia.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > stupor or coma > [adjective] > morbid excitability
sthenic1788
erethismic1846
hypersthenic1886
erethic1888
1886 in New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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