neurastheniacn.
/ˌnjʊərəsˈθiːnɪak/, U.S. /ˌn(j)ʊrəsˈθiniˌæk/ Medicine. rare.
= neurasthenic n.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of nervous system > [noun] > nervous debility > person
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the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > impairment of mental powers > aboulia or psychasthenia > person
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1904 Lancet 18 June 1737/2 The ‘neurastheniacs’ that present themselves at the clinic for diseases of the nervous system.
1995 M. Bracewell St. Rachel 180 Go ahead! Bow down before the great god Depression! Swap drugs! Become career neurastheniacs!
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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