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fatigability

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fat·i·ga·ble  (ft-g-bl)
adj.
Subject to fatigue.

[French, from Old French, from Late Latin fatgbilis, from Latin fatgre, to fatigue.]

fati·ga·bili·ty n.
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Noun1.fatigability - susceptibility to fatigue; a tendency to get tired or lose strength
weakness - the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain; "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed"


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Fatigability occurs when a "single muscle or group of muscles becomes weaker after repeated use," (36(p160)) a definition similar to Halstead's definition for peripheral fatigue.
Symptoms include dizziness, backache, fatigability, general weakness, insomnia, frequent dreams, and complaints of sexual dysfunction (such as premature ejaculation and erectile dysfunction).
There was a concern previously, because of fatigability and weakness, that to overexert yourself might be a bad thing," she said.
 
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