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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| Common Germanic (wanting in Gothic and Frisian): [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] wác, corresponding to Old Saxon, Middle Low German wêk, Middle Dutch weec (Dutch week), Old High German weih (Middle High German, German weich) yielding, soft, Old Norse veikr, vøyk-r (Swedish vek, Danish veg soft, Norwegian veik) weak < Old Germanic *waikwo-, < *waikw-: *wῑkw- to yield, give way | | Common Germanic (wanting in Gothic and Frisian): [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] wác, corresponding to Old Saxon, Middle Low German wêk, Middle Dutch weec (Dutch week), Old High German weih (Middle High German, German weich) yielding, soft, Old Norse veikr, vøyk-r (Swedish vek, Danish veg soft, Norwegian veik) weak < Old Germanic *waikwo-, < *waikw-: *wῑkw- to yield, give way |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1: the [[quality]] or [[state]] of being weak; also : an instance or period of being weak <backed down in a moment of weakness> | | *1: the [[quality]] or [[state]] of being weak; also : an instance or period of being weak <backed down in a moment of weakness> |
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| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | '''Weakness''' is a [[symptom]] used to describe a [[number]] of different conditions, including: lack of [[muscle]] [[strength]], malaise, dizziness or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatigue fatigue]. The [[causes]] are many and can be divided into conditions that have true or [[perceived]] muscle weakness. True muscle weakness is a primary [[symptom]] of a variety of skeletal muscle diseases, including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscular_dystrophy muscular dystrophy] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflammatory_myopathy inflammatory myopathy]. It occurs in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuromuscular_junction neuromuscular junction] disorders, such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myasthenia_gravis myasthenia gravis]. | + | '''Weakness''' is a [[symptom]] used to describe a [[number]] of different conditions, including: lack of [[muscle]] [[strength]], malaise, dizziness or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatigue fatigue]. The [[causes]] are many and can be divided into conditions that have true or [[perceived]] muscle weakness. True muscle weakness is a primary [[symptom]] of a variety of skeletal muscle diseases, including [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscular_dystrophy muscular dystrophy] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflammatory_myopathy inflammatory myopathy]. It occurs in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuromuscular_junction neuromuscular junction] disorders, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myasthenia_gravis myasthenia gravis]. |
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− | Weakness can be central, [[neural]] and peripheral. Central muscle weakness manifests as an overall, bodily or systemic, sense of energy deprivation, and peripheral weakness manifests as a local, muscle-specific incapacity to do work. Neural weakness can be both central and peripheral.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weakness] | + | Weakness can be central, [[neural]] and peripheral. Central muscle weakness manifests as an overall, bodily or systemic, sense of energy deprivation, and peripheral weakness manifests as a local, muscle-specific incapacity to do work. Neural weakness can be both central and peripheral.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weakness] |
| ==Quote== | | ==Quote== |
| All of your [[being]] must traverse the [[path]] at once. It is not possible to get too far ahead of yourselves for always must the [[weakest]] part of you catch up to the [[strongest]]. There is no way to circumvent this [[law]] of [[the universe]] for just when you feel yourself really making [[progress]] will you be tripped up and [[embarrassed]], perhaps, by a behavior or [[reaction]] you thought you had outgrown. It is important to remember that you are only as strong as that most [[vulnerable]] place. - [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=2004-06-20-Importance_of_Knowing_Your_Weakness#Lesson Ham] | | All of your [[being]] must traverse the [[path]] at once. It is not possible to get too far ahead of yourselves for always must the [[weakest]] part of you catch up to the [[strongest]]. There is no way to circumvent this [[law]] of [[the universe]] for just when you feel yourself really making [[progress]] will you be tripped up and [[embarrassed]], perhaps, by a behavior or [[reaction]] you thought you had outgrown. It is important to remember that you are only as strong as that most [[vulnerable]] place. - [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=2004-06-20-Importance_of_Knowing_Your_Weakness#Lesson Ham] |
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| [[Category: Health]] | | [[Category: Health]] |