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1. (n.) atony
lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, esp. in a contractile organ.
2. atony
lack of stress accent.
Etymology: (1685–95; < LL atonia < Gk, der. of átonos unaccented, languid, lit., toneless. See a -6, tone)
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1. (noun) atonicity, atony, atonia, amyotonia
lack of normal muscular tension or tonus
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1. (noun) atony
want of tone; weakness of the system, or of any organ, especially of such as are contractile
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