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INANITION

\ɪnanˈɪʃən], \ɪnanˈɪʃən], \ɪ_n_a_n_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of INANITION

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Emptiness; exhaustion from lack of nourishment.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Condition from starving.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

State of being inane: emptiness: exhaustion from want of food.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Exhaustion from want of food.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Exhaustion from want of nourishment.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Exhaustion for want of nourishment. To die from inanition is to die from exhaustion.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

Lack of food; starvation.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

The condition of being inane; emptiness; starvation. [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

n. Emptiness; want of fulness, as in the body or vessels ;- want or nutrition ; starvation ; exhaustion from want.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

Emptiness of body, want of fulness in the vessels of the animal.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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