atony

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæt.ə.ni/

Noun

atony (uncountable)

  1. Lack of muscle tone; flaccidity or atonia

Further reading

  • atony in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • atony in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • atony at OneLook Dictionary Search

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