> Let's see, the prefix "a" or "an"
> in medical speak usually means "not" or
> "without". So does this mean "without
> a brain" or "without a head"? Paging
> Ichibod Crane . . .
Actually, anhedonia, from what I understand, would mean "without pleasure", as contrasted to hedonism, the philosophy that pleasure is the ultimate good in life and that pain is the ultimate evil.