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Webster 1913 Edition


Sthenic

Sthen′ic

,
Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK] strength: cf. F.
sthénique
.]
(Med.)
Strong; active; – said especially of morbid states attended with excessive action of the heart and blood vessels, and characterized by strength and activity of the muscular and nervous system;
as, a
sthenic
fever
.
Sthenic theory
.
See
Stimulism
(a)
.