overfatigue

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"The A.M.A. is extremely concerned about stress and overfatigue in residency," says Dr. William Jacott, chairman of the A.M.A.

From Time Magazine Archive

The only danger seems to be that the hustling correspondents have had to do may cause them overfatigue due to faulty training.

From Time Magazine Archive

Here, then, is another factor in overfatigue due to the monotony of work, interrupted only at long intervals.

From Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls by Clark, Sue Ainslie

Not only does overfatigue hinder growth, but it also results in the formation of certain toxins, or poisons, in the organism, which are particularly harmful to nervous tissue.

From The Mind and Its Education by Betts, George Herbert

It's the result of accumulated poisons of overfatigue, long hours, overwrought nerves, "the military discipline of the mills."

From Steel The Diary of a Furnace Worker by Walker, Charles Rumford