atonies

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English

Noun

atonies

  1. (rare) plural of atony
    • 1887, Franklin H. Martin, The Monthly Cyclopædia of Practical Medicine, page 246:
      For the restoration of gastro-intestinal atonies and ptoses, I administer the hot sodium bicarb. before meals for a considerable period.
    • 1913, Anthony Bassler, Diseases of the Stomach and Upper Alimen, page 69:
      In well established chronic gastritis and in cancer, sarcoma, and primary atonies, it is.
    • 1927, Alexander Panagioti Cawadias, Diseases of the Intestines, page 144:
      As has been seen the intestine is formed of independent organs each one having its own centre of motility, and this explains the existence of localised atonies.

Catalan

Verb

atonies

  1. second-person singular imperfect indicative of atonir

French

Noun

atonies f

  1. plural of atonie