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fatigue
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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fa·tigue
/ fəˈtēg/
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n.
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extreme tiredness, typically resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness:
he was nearly dead with fatigue.
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a reduction in the efficiency of a muscle or organ after prolonged activity.
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weakness in materials, esp. metal, caused by repeated variations of stress:
metal fatigue.
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a lessening in one's response to or enthusiasm for something, typically as a result of overexposure to it:
museum fatigue.
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(also fa·tigue de·tail)
a group of soldiers ordered to perform menial, nonmilitary tasks, sometimes as a punishment.
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(fatigues)
loose-fitting clothing, typically khaki, olive drab, or camouflaged, of a sort worn by soldiers:
battle fatigues.
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v.
(-tigues
, -tigued
, -ti·guing
) [tr.] (often be fatigued)
cause (someone) to feel tired or exhausted:
they were fatigued by their journey.
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reduce the efficiency of (a muscle or organ) by prolonged activity.
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weaken (a material, esp. metal) by repeated variations of stress.
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Fatigue: often tea & coffee can alleviate symptoms. (column)
Magazine article from: Tea & Coffee Trade Journal; 10/1/1989; ; 700+ words
; Fatigue: Often tea & coffee can alleviate symptoms...to alleviate many of the symptoms of weariness and fatigue--sometimes instantly but usually within a few minutes. Fatigue is one of the most universal experiences of mankind...
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Fatigue among Icelandic women diagnosed with breast cancer.(Nursing Science/Skyepleievitenskap/Omvardnasdsforskning)(Clinical report)
Magazine article from: Nursing Science & Research in the Nordic Countries; 6/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...research was to compare perceptions of fatigue among Icelandic women (n=48; 30...19-66 years old). The assessment of fatigue was performed at two points, i.e...The comparison was done using the Piper Fatigue Scale (PFS) and a demographic questionnaire...
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Fatigue Failure of Textile Fibres.(Report)
Newspaper article from: Health & Medicine Week; 3/23/2009; 700+ words
; ...researchandmarkets.com/research/c40d14/fatigue_failure_of) has announced the addition...Woodhead Publishing Ltd's new report Fatigue failure of textile fibres to their offering...and Markets). Addresses key aspects of fatigue failure in textile fibres including tensile...
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Fatigue After Stroke: Relationship to Mobility, Fitness, Ambulatory Activity, Social Support, and Falls Efficacy
Magazine article from: Rehabilitation Nursing; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; Fatigue is common and persistent in stroke survivors, yet it is not...fitness, or other factors, such as social support, relate to fatigue severity, or whether subjective fatigue contributes to reduced ambulatory activity. The severity of...
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Fatigue in multiple sclerosis: Current understanding and future directions
Magazine article from: Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development; 3/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; Abstract-Fatigue is a very common symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS). Theoretically, fatigue may be related to neuromodulation by soluble...Amantadine, pemoline, and modafanil improved fatigue in placebo-controlled clinical trials...
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Fatigue - a medical overview shows the many aspects of this problem. (includes related information)(Multiple Sclerosis Fatigue)(Cover Story)
Magazine article from: Inside MS; 9/22/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...estimates, more than 75% of people with MS have fatigue. Overwhelming fatigue that interferes with work, fun, and important...asking for relief. Moreover, people say their fatigue is sometimes misinterpreted by close family let...
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Fatigue limit concept and Life prediction for rolling contact machine elements
Magazine article from: Tribology Transactions; 1/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; The weakness of the present method of fatigue limit assessment is discussed and a new approach to fatigue limit assessment using a three-parameter...approach to the analysis of alternating fatigue test data, it is confirmed that bearing...
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Subjective Fatigue and Self-Care in Individuals with Chronic Illness.
Magazine article from: MedSurg Nursing; 12/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; Fatigue is a common complaint of hospitalized patients. Clinicians...patients with chronic illnesses enter the hospital reporting fatigue and leave with similar complaints. Fatigue compromises patients' ability for self-care, can interfere...
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Estimating Fatigue Curves With the Random Fatigue-Limit Model.(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Technometrics; 11/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...Institute of Mathematical Statistics. In a fatigue-limit model, units tested below the fatigue limit (also known as the threshold stress...will never fail. This article uses a random fatigue-limit model to describe (a) the dependence...
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Fatigue Failure of Textile Fibres.
M2 Presswire; 3/6/2009; 700+ words
; ...6 March 2009-Research and Markets: Fatigue Failure of Textile Fibres(C)1994...researchandmarkets.com/research/4a95e7/fatigue_failure_of) has announced the addition...Woodhead Publishing Ltd's new report "Fatigue failure of textile fibres" to their offering...
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Fatigue
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Fatigue Definition Fatigue is physical and/or mental exhaustion that can be triggered by stress...and physical illness or disease. Description Everyone experiences fatigue occasionally. It is the body's way of signaling its need for rest...
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fatigue
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
fatigue Not a simple topic ‘Fatigue is multifactorial’ — it has diverse causes...itself in varied ways. Even if we postpone discussion of mental fatigue, the purely physical dimensions of the word will prove more...
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chronic fatigue syndrome
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), collection of persistent...most notable of which is severe, lasting fatigue. In other countries it is known variously as myalgic encephalomyelitis, chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome, and...
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Book article from: U*X*L Complete Health Resource
CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME DEFINITION Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a condition that causes extreme tiredness...appears to result from a number of factors. DESCRIPTION Chronic fatigue syndrome is known by many different names. These names include...
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combat fatigue
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
combat fatigue 1. more recent term for shell shock . 2. ( combat fatigues ) a uniform of a type to be worn into combat.
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