ATONY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lack of normal muscular tension or tonus

Synonyms:

amyotonia; atonia; atonicity; atony

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("atony" is a kind of...):

condition; status (a state at a particular time)

Derivation:

atonic (characterized by a lack of tonus)

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