exhaustion
 [L. exhaurire, to empty out, drain] 
1.  A state of extreme fatigue or weariness.  
 SYN:  SEE: fatigue state  
2.  A loss of vitality or reproductive capacity. 
3.  An inability to respond to stimuli. 
4.  The depletion of stored resources. 
5.  The act of depleting or draining a resource. 
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Exhaustion." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/729905/all/T_cell_exhaustion. 
Exhaustion. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/729905/all/T_cell_exhaustion. Accessed October 31, 2025.
Exhaustion. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/729905/all/T_cell_exhaustion
Exhaustion [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 October 31]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/729905/all/T_cell_exhaustion.
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