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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [[Latin]] lassitudo, from lassus weary; probably akin to [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] læt late
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
==Definitions==
*1 : a condition of weariness or debility : [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fatigue fatigue]
*2 : a condition of listlessness : [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/languor languor]
==Description==
Fatigue (also called exhaustion, lethargy, languidness, languor, '''lassitude''', and listlessness) is a [[state]] of [[awareness]]. It can describe a range of afflictions, varying from a general state of lethargy to a specific [[work]]-induced burning sensation within one's muscles. It can be both [[physical]] and [[mental]]. Physical fatigue is the inability to continue [[functioning]] at the level of one's [[normal]] [[abilities]]. It is [[ubiquitous]] in everyday life, but usually becomes particularly noticeable during heavy [[exercise]]. [[Mental]] fatigue, on the other hand, rather [[manifests]] in somnolence ([[sleep]]iness).
Fatigue is considered a [[symptom]], as opposed to a medical sign, because it is reported by the patient instead of being [[observed]] by others. Fatigue and ‘[[feelings]] of fatigue’ are often confused.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lassitude]
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [[Latin]] lassitudo, from lassus weary; probably akin to [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] læt late
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
==Definitions==
*1 : a condition of weariness or debility : [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fatigue fatigue]
*2 : a condition of listlessness : [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/languor languor]
==Description==
Fatigue (also called exhaustion, lethargy, languidness, languor, '''lassitude''', and listlessness) is a [[state]] of [[awareness]]. It can describe a range of afflictions, varying from a general state of lethargy to a specific [[work]]-induced burning sensation within one's muscles. It can be both [[physical]] and [[mental]]. Physical fatigue is the inability to continue [[functioning]] at the level of one's [[normal]] [[abilities]]. It is [[ubiquitous]] in everyday life, but usually becomes particularly noticeable during heavy [[exercise]]. [[Mental]] fatigue, on the other hand, rather [[manifests]] in somnolence ([[sleep]]iness).
Fatigue is considered a [[symptom]], as opposed to a medical sign, because it is reported by the patient instead of being [[observed]] by others. Fatigue and ‘[[feelings]] of fatigue’ are often confused.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lassitude]
[[Category: General Reference]]
