asthenia, tastheny

[Gr. ἀσθένεια (asthenia); from ἀσθενής ( asthenes ) = without strength: a, priv., and σθένος (sthenos) = strength.] Med.: Absence of strength; debility. ăs-then-ic, a . [Gr. ἀσθενικός ( as then i kos ).] In Medicine: 1. Of persons: Weakly, infirm; marked by debility. then [See BRUNONIANS.]