Weakness

Weakness

Weakness is a symptom represented, medically, by a number of different conditions, including: lack of muscle strength, malaise, dizziness, or 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 muscular dystrophy and inflammatory myopathy. It occurs in neuromuscular junction disorders, such as myasthenia gravis.

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Famous quotes containing the word weakness:

    “If we resist our passions, it is more because of their weakness than because of our strength.”
    —François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

    “Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one’s weakness ... It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.”
    —Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869–1948)

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    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)