inertion

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Inertion \In*er"tion\, n.
   Lack of activity or exertion; inertness; quietude. [R.]
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         These vicissitudes of exertion and inertion of the
         arterial system constitute the paroxysms of remittent
         fever.                                   --E. Darwin.
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