adynamia

See also: adynamią

English

Noun

adynamia (countable and uncountable, plural adynamias)

  1. (pathology) Lack or loss of strength, usually due to a disease.

Derived terms

Translations

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀδύναμος (adúnamos).[1][2] By surface analysis, a- + dynamo- + -ia. First attested in 1816.[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.dɨˈna.mja/
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  • Rhymes: -amja
  • Syllabification: a‧dy‧na‧mia

Noun

adynamia f

  1. (pathology) adynamia (lack or loss of strength, usually due to a disease)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

References

  1. Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), adynamia”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. August Ferdynand Wolff (1816) Rys sztuki leczenia czyli terapia ogólna i szczególna. Cz. 1, Obeymuiąca terapią ogólną i główne formy chorób gorączkowych, page 308

Further reading

  • adynamia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • adynamia in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
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