'Sthenic' definitions:
Definition of 'Sthenic'
From: GCIDE
- Sthenic \Sthen"ic\, a. [Gr. ? strength: cf. F. sth['e]nique.] (Med.) Strong; active; -- said especially of morbid states attended with excessive action of the heart and blood vessels, and characterized by strength and activity of the muscular and nervous system; as, a sthenic fever. [1913 Webster]
- Sthenic theory. See Stimulism (a) . [1913 Webster]