What's the difference between lethargy and tiredness?

Lethargy


Definition:

  • (n.) Morbid drowsiness; continued or profound sleep, from which a person can scarcely be awaked.
  • (n.) A state of inaction or indifference.
  • (v. t.) To lethargize.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Lethargy and somnolence were reported on both capsule and tablet by several subjects at a time which corresponded with the maximum concentration of drug in plasma.
  • (2) Eight infants 6 months of age or younger had a prodromal viral illness followed by the rapid onset of lethargy, seizures, and coma, resulting in the diagnosis of Reye's syndrome.
  • (3) Fatigue, lethargy, and decline in performance status were marked in four of the patients.
  • (4) Suberylglycine (HOOC(CH2)6CONHCH2COOH) was found in the urine from a patient with C6-C10-omega-dicarboxylic aciduria and unexplained episodes of lethargy and unconsciousness.
  • (5) The most common clinical signs of B gibsoni infection were lethargy, anorexia, anemia, and thrombocytopenia.
  • (6) Mannitol intoxication is ordinarily characterized by confusion, lethargy, stupor, and if severe enough, coma.
  • (7) Exploratory abdominal surgery in a budgerigar with a history of lethargy, feather fluffing, and melena revealed a neoplastic mass associated with the jejunal muscularis.
  • (8) In later stages coughing, anorexia and lethargy occurred.
  • (9) There were also two episodes of lethargy, disorientation, and headache which cleared promptly with Mannitol.
  • (10) Lethargy, irritability, anorexia, fever, abdominal tenderness, and passage of blood in the stools were common clinical manifestations.
  • (11) Disseminated aspergillosis attributable to Aspergillus deflectus was diagnosed in a Springer Spaniel with lethargy, lameness, anorexia, weight loss, pyrexia, lymphadenopathy, hematuria, and urinary incontinence.
  • (12) This reports a case of a 2-year-old girl who ingested 90-92, 0.25 mg tablets of digoxin and within four hours, developed vomiting, lethargy, tachycardia and AV block (Mobitz type I and II).
  • (13) The results indicate that lethargy is an important symptom in patients with intussusception when occurring in association with vomiting, melena, or a palpable abdominal mass, or all three.
  • (14) Babies with diarrhea on Formula 3 showed symptoms between the 3rd and 5th days, and in each case lethargy, weight loss, dehydration, and in some, fever, were followed by diarrhea.
  • (15) Although trazodone therapy has been associated with lethargy, dizziness, drowsiness, and confusion in some patients, symptoms have been mild and can be further minimized by administering the drug either after meals or once daily at bedtime.
  • (16) The response to challenge with soy protein included diarrhea, vomiting, hypotension, lethargy, and fever.
  • (17) To simplify the analysis, she focuses only on the region south of the Sahara--excluding South Africa--in her overview of the slow progress and vast education needs of nurses caught in the web of their countries' socioeconomic and political chaos ... and lethargy.
  • (18) The clinical and physical signs appearing after intoxication include among other lethargy, decreased locomotor activity, piloerection, weight loss and perorbital bleeding.
  • (19) A 62-year-old woman with adequate renal function who consumed large quantities of magnesium citrate presented with lethargy and hypotension.
  • (20) André Schürrle, a peripheral figure at Chelsea, on his third start since New Year's Day, emerged from the visitors' initial lethargy to settle this derby and propel his side four points clear at the top of the Premier League table.

Tiredness


Definition:

  • (n.) The state of being tired, or weary.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) However according to the authors' experience physical tiredness can legitimately be suspected to have produced this aggravation in 47.06 % of cases of a secondarily aggravated hepatitis.
  • (2) Long shifts and tiredness are a dangerous combination.
  • (3) The reduction in inspiratory muscle performance in the whole population could be accounted for almost entirely by four subjects who developed symptoms of "tiredness" and easy fatigability while receiving propranolol.
  • (4) A last-minute winner by Wigan Athletic against Manchester City in the 2013 final had earned the Spaniard a step up to Everton, but just when his side, battling against injuries and tiredness as well as waves of United attacks, appeared to have done enough to earn extra-time at least, a killer finish by Anthony Martial, easily the game’s most eye-catching player, ended the contest with seconds to spare.
  • (5) A 60-year-old woman who for many years had been taking salicylate-containing tablets for headaches, was admitted to hospital, in a somnolent state, because of increasing weakness, tiredness, memory and speech disorders, and tinnitus.
  • (6) Subjective symptoms of venous hypertension were assessed by an analogue scale line considering four symptoms: swelling sensation, restless lower extremity, pain and cramps, and tiredness.
  • (7) Oxprenolol likewise exerted little influence on the subjective feelings of general tiredness as measured hourly during the bowling on a visual analogue scale.
  • (8) Of eight subsequent patients treated with quinidine 500 mg b.d., two experienced tiredness and nausea and one severe oral toxicity with epirubicin.
  • (9) Side-effects were minimal, and the most common side-effects emerging for both drugs were sleep disturbance and physical tiredness.
  • (10) More than twice as many dF patients as placebo patients achieved a given weight loss; but more dF patients than placebo patients had transient side-effects (tiredness, diarrhoea, dry mouth, polyuria, and drowsiness).
  • (11) Our defeat had much deeper roots than the recession, tiredness in office or a brave leader unsuited to the modern media.
  • (12) Parents most frequently attributed causes of sleep-walking and nightmares to over-tiredness and over-excitement.
  • (13) Ratings of headache and tiredness were decreased by the caffeine.
  • (14) The increasing infirmity of the aged often associated with tiredness, dyspnea and dizziness even without treatment requires careful instruction of the patient about effects and side effects of the prescribed medication.
  • (15) The ten prominent-symptoms method revealed that subjective symptoms such as nervousness, sleep difficulties, and tiredness were experienced as greater problems than diarrhea.
  • (16) The most common side effect was tiredness (3.7%), which was reported to be mild in some cases.
  • (17) Smoking was associated with poor health, fatigue, school tiredness, school performance below the average, frequent contacts with friends outside school and at night, difficulties in discussion with parents, ease in discussions with friends, and with having close friends.
  • (18) Flu is particularly unpleasant for children, potentially causing a fever, sore throat, aching muscles, extreme tiredness and even complications such as bronchitis and pneumonia.
  • (19) There was a significant difference in subjective feelings of tiredness and drowsiness recorded by the two study groups at 24 hours.
  • (20) The presenting symptoms were syncope (4 cases), dizziness (2 cases), effort angina (1 case) and tiredness (3 cases); 1 patient was asymptomatic.