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Torpidity

Torpidity \Tor*pid"i*ty\, n. Same as Torpidness.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
torpidity

1610s; see torpid + -ity.

Wiktionary
torpidity

n. The property of being torpid.

WordNet
torpidity
  1. n. a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; "he fell into a deep torpor" [syn: torpor]

  2. inactivity resulting from torpidity and lack of vigor or energy [syn: listlessness, torpidness, torpor]

Usage examples of "torpidity".

I also suffered from indigestion, torpidity of the liver, and constipation of the bowels.

Excess of urates has now been definitely traced, in the majority of instances, to functional torpidity of the liver.

It is also a well-known fact that torpidity of the liver throws an excessive amount of work on the kidneys.

After Silica, if the discharge continues too long and the wound refuses to heal owing to a torpidity of the tissues.

Constipation, with light-coloured stools, from torpidity of the liver and want of bile.

Their torpidity, under the influence of sunshine and Mother Council, had given way to a sort of spasmodic cheerfulness, as insects in winter revive when laid on the hearth.

As it is also a tonic for the stomach, it is very useful in diarrhoea, chronic dysentery, cholera infantum, and torpidity of the liver.