(a.) Characterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating.
Example Sentences:
(1) Predisposing factors in the progression of radiation injury include excessive radiation, underlying cardiovascular disease, fixation of the bowel, and an asthenic habitus.
(2) It was possible to show an increase of the initial serotonin and 5-OIAA level in the blood plasma of patients with the asthenic variant.
(3) Analysis of asthenic reactions and phases that occur periodically in persons suffering from psychopathies of the sthemic pole (33 cases) has demonstrated that the structure of the syndrome is determined by the combination of the two signs: phenomena of irritative weakness and symptomatology of the somatopsychic circle.
(4) Its application was characterized by a faster onset of the therapeutic effect and a peculiar mild psychostimulating action, primarily manifested in the impact on obligate manifestations of the asthenic disorders.
(5) The author has analyzed the dynamics of these variants of the asthenic symptom complex to which, with the progression of the process, disturbances of the non-delirious hypochondria type are added.
(6) As for their family situations, their fathers were rather asthenic and their mothers often lacked emotional communication in child-rearing.
(7) The clinical picture was dominated by suprarenal cortical insufficiency, manifested with pains in the abdomen, vomiting, hypotonia and severe asthenic-adynamic syndrome.
(8) The most remarkable changes in mental activity were recorded in children with the ++astheno-adynamic variant of the +cerebro-asthenic syndrome.
(9) On the basis of clinical, experimental psychological and EEG data of 133 blind patients 4 types of neurotical personality development were distinguished: asthenical, hysterical, obsessive and hypochondrical.
(10) The author shows the pathomorphosis of modern hysterical neurotic disturbances and emphasizes a tendency toward imitation of common somatic diseases and the predominance in the clinical picture of neurosis of somato-vegetative and asthenic manifestations.
(11) The authors show an important role of the clinical features of myocardial infarction in the formation of asthenic symptomatology and affective pathology in the acute period of myocardial infarction.
(12) During examination of 200 WPWS patients, asthenic constitution, dolichocephalism and arachnodactyly were revealed in most of them.
(13) In 44% of cases asthenic symptoms were present in connection with microseizures.
(14) Early neurosyphilis was characterized by affective volitional, asthenic, and hypochondriac disorders, whereas late neurosyphilis was manifested in neurosis-like disturbances, partial and total dementia and hallucinational paranoid syndrome.
(15) The study yielded some particular clinical variants of the remissions: asthenic, hyperthymic-hypersthenic, explosive and paranoid.
(16) Rheovasography of the upper and lower limbs has revealed the spastic asthenic syndrome in all the examinees; this syndrome most frequently manifested by increased tone and decreased pulse blood content of the vessels.
(17) In addition to the changes observable in the directly irradiated tissues, many authors point to a possibility of functional disturbances on the part of certain organs and systems of the body, followed by the formation of asthenic and vegetovascular syndromes.
(18) The older sister has microcephaly, mental retardation, an asymmetrical and peculiar face with low set ears, pinched up nose, high arched palate, small mouth, micrognathia, tapering fingers, asymmetrical length of legs, and an asthenic body.
(19) The most common were asthenic, anxiety, depressive, hypochondriac disorders, a decrease in mental efficiency.
(20) In a series of 130 patients with asthenic conditions related to borderline forms of neuro-mental disturbances the authors compared clinico-pharmacological action of the actoprotector bemitil with that of nootropic drugs (piracetam and piridotol).
Debility
Definition:
(a.) The state of being weak; weakness; feebleness; languor.
Example Sentences:
(1) Anabolic steroids have been widely recommended in the management of debility in association with the diseases of old age.
(2) Multiple treatments of chlorpyrifos, terbufos, dichlorvos and dimethoate caused death after varying periods of increasing debility; although birds had difficulty walking, they did not display typical symptoms of OPIDN.
(3) Skin lesions, debility in inferior extremities and fever were the most frequent motives of consultation.
(4) Deep, penetrating wounds that invade the podotrochlea require early, even emergency, attention in order to avoid permanent debility, mortality, or euthanasia.
(5) Group 3 patients (n = 47) did not undergo surgery; nine patients were diagnosed as having gallstone pancreatitis for the first time at autopsy, five refused operation, seven were lost to follow-up, six were dealt with by endoscopic sphincterotomy, and in 20 cases surgery was not considered appropriate because of general debility or advanced age.
(6) 28% of the cases are psychotics, of whom 25,8% are chronic psychotics (14,8% schizophrenics; 7,7%, paranoiacs); 40,5% of the cases are psychopaths suffering from psychic imbalance; and finally, 16,4% of the cases are morons (debiles).
(7) Upper esophageal primary disorders are mostly rare; however, problems of age and neurologic diseases are a significant source of debility, making their management important.
(8) After ileoproctostomy the rats remained in good condition, whereas ileostomy was followed by weight loss, debility and a great mortality.
(9) Clinical signs such as decrease in redness of the eyes, decrease in body weight, abdominal distension, staining of the public region, and debility were seen in most leukemic animals.
(10) Reasons for discrepancy between technical success and functional success included radiation-induced pharyngeal dysphagia, anorexia, painful tumor load and debility, and treatment complications.
(11) One patient (89 years old) died of senile debility.
(12) Other histologic changes observed were thought to be the result of passive congestion of viscera caused by right heart failure and chronic debility.
(13) Biology graduate Robert Shepherd told his MP: "@annebegg – Not turning up to the #debill reading has cost you my vote."
(14) Holstein calves infected with Trypanosoma congolense TREU 112 had intermittent fever, debility and a poor hair coat.
(15) Furthermore, half of the animals at this dose level died showing systemic debility and emaciation.
(16) Gastrointestinal disorders and general debility were also of major significance.
(17) Negative EEG does not exclude debility but in such cases on account of the smaller possibility of error retardation is to be diagnosed.
(18) The elderly person has the additional likelihood that chronic illness and debility will lead to infection, whereas the newborn has an increased chance of exposure to infectious agents from the mother and the environment.
(19) A lack or debility in any of these parameters will reflect negatively on its infectivity and make it difficult for Candida to establish itself, particularly in a healthy individual.
(20) Tiapride was perfectly well tolerated even in patients with debility, obesity, alcoholism and cardiac or respiratory insufficiency.