neurocirculatory asthenia
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a syndrome characterized by palpitations, dyspnea, a sense of fatigue, fear of effort, and discomfort brought on by exercise or even slight effort; considered by most authorities to be a particular presentation of an anxiety disorder, the physical symptoms being attributed to autonomic responses to anxiety or to hyperventilation. Called also Da Costa or effort syndrome.
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neurocirculatory asthenia — /noor oh serr kyeuh leuh tawr ee, tohr ee, nyoor /, Pathol. See cardiac neurosis. [1915 20; NEURO + CIRCULATORY] * * * … Universalium
neurocirculatory asthenia — syndrome of tiredness also characterized by dizziness and shortness of breath after exertion (Pathology) … English contemporary dictionary
neurocirculatory asthenia — noun : cardiac neurosis * * * /noor oh serr kyeuh leuh tawr ee, tohr ee, nyoor /, Pathol. See cardiac neurosis. [1915 20; NEURO + CIRCULATORY] … Useful english dictionary
asthenia — /as thee nee euh/, n. lack or loss of strength; weakness. [1795 1805; < NL < Gk asthéneia weakness, equiv. to asthene , s. of asthenés (a A 6 + sthene , var. s. of sthénos strength) + ia IA] * * * ▪ pathology a condition in which the body… … Universalium
asthenia — Weakness or debility. SYN: adynamia (1). [G. astheneia, weakness, fr. a priv. + sthenos, strength] neurocirculatory a. an obsolete term for a type of anxiety neurosis formerly encountered often among military personnel during times of war, in… … Medical dictionary
functional cardiovascular disease — neurocirculatory asthenia … Medical dictionary
Da Costa syndrome — neurocirculatory asthenia … Medical dictionary
Da Costa's syndrome — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F45.3 ICD 9 306.2 Da Costa s syndrome, which w … Wikipedia
cardiac neurosis — n NEUROCIRCULATORY ASTHENIA * * * neurocirculatory asthenia … Medical dictionary
effort syndrome — ef ərt , .ȯ(ə)rt n NEUROCIRCULATORY ASTHENIA * * * a condition of marked anxiety about the condition of one s heart and circulatory system. This is accompanied by a heightened consciousness of heartbeat and respiration, which in turn is worsened … Medical dictionary
