\Sthen"ic\, a. [Gr. ? strength: cf. F. sth['e]nique.]
(Med.)
Strong; active; -- said especially of morbid states attended
with excessive action of the heart and blood vessels, and
characterized by strength and activity of the muscular and
nervous system; as, a sthenic fever.
{Sthenic theory}. See {Stimulism}
(a) .