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frailty vs asthenia

asthenia vs frailty

frailty and asthenia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
frailty Yes No No No
asthenia Yes No No No
As nouns, asthenia is a hyponym of frailty; that is, asthenia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than frailty:
  • frailty: the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
  • asthenia: an abnormal loss of strength
Other hyponyms of frailty include astheny, cachexia, cachexy, wasting, sickliness.
frailty (noun) asthenia (noun)
moral weakness an abnormal loss of strength
the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
Difference between frailty and asthenia

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