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Meaning of asthenicity | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The quality of being asthenic.

uncountable

Examples

“So that really the sthenicity or asthenicity (if you will allow me these terms) of an inflammation is not a question of the time as of the manner of its existence?”
“Between the extremes of the highest acuteness and the lowest asthenicity, the gradations are beyond number.”
“The diagnostic marks of alkaline excess are asthenicity and aplasticity, while the signs of acid diathesis (except the phosphoric) are sthenicity and plasticity;[…]Aplasticity and asthenicity show a deficiency of acid or an excess of alkalies in the system;”
“Maximum asthenicity became the highest negative score of tonus.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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