adynamic

Definitions


[], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- Originally: resulting in or characterized by weakness or debility; specifically designating fevers, especially typhus and typhoid, which have a marked debilitating effect (now rare). In later use: specifically exhibiting, characterized by, or resulting from reduced or absent muscular contraction.

- Designating bone or bone disorders in which new bone formation is greatly diminished or absent.


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Origin:
early 19th century; earliest use found in The Monthly Review. From a- + dynamic




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