Definition of "asthenic" []

• Relating to or exhibiting asthenia; weak. (adjective)
• Having a slender, lightly muscled physique. (adjective)
• A person having such a physique. (noun)

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• "This complaint, which I would call asthenic catarrh, requires directly opposite treatment from the inflammatory or sthenic catarrh."
• "Powerfully depressing emotions, which are called by Kant "asthenic," such as great and sudden sorrow, grief, or fright, have a pronounced effect on the vital functions, at times even causing death."
• "I got one wrong too, but in my case it was asthenic which tripped me up."