ergasio-, ergasi-, ergas-, ergat-
(Greek: work)
cacergasia
The malfunctioning of the functions and reactions of the total individual in contradistinction to the functions of individual organs or parts of the human organism.
ergasia
1. The total activity or functioning of a person, encompassing both behavior and mental activity.
2. The sum of the mental, behavioral, and physiological functions and reactions that make up an individual.
ergasiaphyte
A plant which has been introduced by mankind for purposes of cultivation.
ergasiapophyte
A plant introduced by mankind for cultivation purposes.
ergasiapophytic
A reference to plants that colonize cultivated fields.
ergasiatrics
Another term for psychiatrics.
ergasiatry
Another term for psychiatry.
ergasidermatosis, ergasiodermatosis; occupational dermatitis
Contact dermatitis caused by an allergic reaction to or an irritation from substances normally encountered in an occupation.
ergasiology
Psychology.
ergasiomania
1. A compulsion to work or to be active; a morbid need to work.
2. Undue eagerness to perform surgery.
ergasiomaniac
Someone who has a compulsion to work.
ergasiophobia
1. An abnormal fear, or hatred, of work.
2. A pathological avoidance of work.
3. A fear of performing or functioning with any task.
ergasiophobia, ergasophobia
An excessive fear or hatred of work.
It is also sometimes a reference to the fear of surgical operations.
ergasiophobic
Someone who has a pathological fear of functioning or acting generally associated with an underlying dread that if movement takes place something disastrous will happen; related to the magical feeling that what happens to oneself also happens to the environment.
The world is filled with willing people;
some willing to work, the rest willing to let them.
—Robert Frost
ergasthenia
1. A condition of impairment or weakness caused by overwork.
2. Etymology: from Greek ergon, "work" + asthenos, "weakness".
Cross references related to "work, toil" word families:
argo-;
ergo-;
labor-;
oper-;
pono-;
urg-.
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