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anapeiratic

anapeiratic adjective: caused by prolonged exercise of a muscle.

Adjective

anapeiratic (not comparable)

  1. Caused by prolonged exercise of a muscle.
    • Anapeiratic paralyses are those due to excessive use of certain muscles.1895, Maryland Medical Journal - Volume 32, page 471
    • "It is," said Dr. Buccom, " what Dr. Hammond terms anapeiratic paralysis, where the organs most used are the ones affected, such as writer's or telegrapher's paralysis."1888, John Chester, Ruth, the Christian Scientist: Or, The New Hygeia, page 290

Questions about anapeiratic

What does anapeiratic mean?
Anapeiratic means caused by prolonged exercise of a muscle.
What part of speech is anapeiratic?
Anapeiratic is an adjective.

Words near anapeiratic in the dictionary

  1. anapaestical
  2. anapaestically
  3. anapaestics
  4. anapaests
  5. anapaite
  6. anapeiratic
  7. anapest
  8. anapestic
  9. anapestical
  10. anapestically
  11. anapestick

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