atony

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun lack of normal muscular tension or tonus

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin atonia, from Ancient Greek ἀτονία (atonía, “languor”), from ἄτονος (átonos, “languid”), from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) + τόνος (tónos, “accent”), from τείνω (teínō, “to stretch”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

atonicity, atonia, amyotonia

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