sthenicity

English

Etymology

From sthenic +‎ -ity.

Noun

sthenicity (uncountable)

1. (archaic) The quality of being sthenic.
   • 1854, James Wilson, “Conversation Eighty-Sixth. The varieties of inflammation—Effusion of lymph—Poisonous influences—Characters of scrofula.”, in The Principles and Practice of the Water Cure: and Household Medical Science: in Conversations on Physiology, on Pathology, or the Nature of Disease, and on Digestion, Nutrition, Regimen, and Diet, 2nd edition, London: John Churchill, […]; Henry Lamb, […], part V (The Principles of General Pathology), page 506:

     So that really the sthenicity or asthenicity (if you will allow me these terms) of an inflammation is not a question of the time as of the manner of its existence?

   • 1859 February, E. Andrews, “Correct Use of Alkalies and Acids in Practice”, in The Chicago Medical Journal, volume II, number 2, Chicago, Ill.: James Barnet, pages 74–75s and 80:

     The diagnostic marks of alkaline excess are asthenicity and aplasticity, while the signs of acid diathesis (except the phosphoric) are sthenicity and plasticity; […] Excessive plasticity and sthenicity indicates excess of acid or deficiency of alkali in the system;

   • 1860, Benjamin W[ard] Richardson, “On Fibrinous Deposition in the Heart”, in The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery, Being a Half-Yearly Journal, Containing a Retrospective View of Every Discovery & Practical Improvement in the Medical Sciences, part XLI, New York, N.Y.: W. A. Townsend and Company, page 69:

     The danger of antimony, indeed, is that it may kill by the very depression which it produces; and its value, to put the opposite, is in proportion to the sthenicity of the disease.