atony
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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”).
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Noun
atony (usually uncountable, plural atonies)
- Lack of muscle tone; flaccidity or atonia
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Further reading
- “atony”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “atony”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “atony”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.