Meaning & use
sthenic
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Characterized by unusual strength, vigor, or overactivity, especially in a medical or physiological sense.
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The patient displayed a sthenic response, with elevated pulse and heightened energy.
Older medical texts classified fevers as either sthenic or asthenic based on the body's vigor.
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Sthenic comes from the Greek 'sthenos,' meaning strength, and is the direct opposite of 'asthenic,' meaning weak or debilitated.
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