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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Sthenic

· Sthen·ic · IPA /ˈsθɛnɪk/
01 a. Strong; active; -- said especially of morbid states attended with excessive action of the heart and blood vessels, and characterized by str…
  1. 1.
    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.(Med.)
Phrases & compounds
Sthenic theory — See Stimulism (a).