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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sthenic
Sthenic \Sthen"ic\, a. [Gr. ? strength: cf. F. sth['e]nique.] (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) .
Wiktionary
sthenic
a. (context pathology archaic English) Characterised by nervous energy.
Usage examples of "sthenic".
It has been used in the treatment of pneumonia, peritonitis, and other sthenic fevers, but is chiefly useful in chronic diseases, such as arterio-sclerosis and interstitial nephritis.