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, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • atony at OneLook Dictionary Search

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