atony
[ at-n-ee ]
/ ˈæt n i /
noun
Pathology.
lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
Phonetics.
lack of stress accent.
Also
a·to·ni·a
[uh-toh-nee-uh, ey-toh-] /əˈtoʊ ni ə, eɪˈtoʊ-/.
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British Dictionary definitions for atonia
atony
/ (ˈætənɪ) /
noun
pathol
lack of normal tone or tension, as in muscles; abnormal relaxation of a muscle
phonetics
lack of stress or accent on a syllable or word
Word Origin for atony
C17: from Latin
atonia, from Greek: tonelessness, from
atonos slack, from
a-
1 +
tonos
tone
Medical definitions for atonia
atony
[ ăt′ə-nē, ăt′n-ē ]
n.
Lack of normal tone or tension; flaccidity.