a. Path. [ad. Gr. ἀσθενικός: see prec.] Of, pertaining to, or characterized by asthenia; weak, debilitated; weakening.
1789. Nath. Foster, Parr’s Wks. (1828), VII. 466. Are you sure that your diathesis is purely asthenic.
1852. T. Ross, trans. Humboldt’s Trav., I. iii. 136. This recovery confirmed our doctor in his idea of the inflammation of the blood, the necessity of bleeding, evacuating, and all the asthenic remedies.
