fatigability
(fætɪgəˈbɪlɪtɪ)
Also fatiguability (fəˌtiːg-).
[f. fatigable: see -ility.]
Susceptibility to fatigue.
| 1908 W. McDougall Introd. Soc. Psychol. iv. 119 Differences in respect to fatigability and rapidity of recuperation. 1919 J. A. Hadfield in B. H. Streeter Spirit iii. 79 A man's fatiguability is tested by tying a weight to his finger [etc.]. 1964 L. Martin Clinical Endocrinol. (ed. 4) iii. 112 Some degree of muscular weakness and increased fatiguability exists in most cases of thyrotoxicosis. |