adynamia

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noun

Lack or loss of strength, usually due to a disease.

OriginAncient Greek δύναμις →
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Meanings

nounadynamia (countable and uncountable, plural adynamias)

plural adynamias

  1. countableuncountablemedicineLack or loss of strength, usually due to a disease.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδύναμις
  2. Englishadynamia

From ἀ- (a-, “not”) + -dynamia, from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) strength, force

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Translations

Finnish voimattomuus, adynamia
  • voimattomuusloss of strength due to a disease
  • adynamialoss of strength due to a disease
French adynamie
  • adynamieloss of strength due to a disease
Indonesian adinamia, lemas
  • adinamialoss of strength due to a disease
  • lemasloss of strength due to a disease
Italian adinamia
  • adinamialoss of strength due to a disease
Polish adynamia
  • adynamialoss of strength due to a disease
Portuguese adinamia
  • adinamialoss of strength due to a disease
Spanish adinamia
  • adinamialoss of strength due to a disease
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Chicago

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