atony

[ at-n-ee ]

/ ˈæt n i /

noun

Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.

Phonetics. lack of stress accent.

Also a·to·ni·a

[uh-toh-nee-uh, ey-toh-]. /əˈtoʊ ni ə, eɪˈtoʊ-/.

Origin of atony

1685–95; <Late Latin atonia<Greek, derivative of átonos unaccented, languid, literally, toneless. See a-⁶, tone

Words nearby atony

at one time, at one time or another, atonic, atonic bladder, atonicity, atony, atop, atopen, atopic, atopic allergy, atopic cataract

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Example sentences from the Web for atony

Atony of the muscularis of the intestine is admittedly the direct cause, in most instances, of constipation.
The Electric Bath|George M. Schweig
Atony: the child does not move; he cannot stand; he cannot sit upright nor execute any movement whatever.
Montessori Elementary Materials|Maria Montessori
Atony, at′on-i, n. want of tone or energy: debility: relaxation.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Atony and hyperactivity may be overcome by appropriate educational remedies which we will now discuss.
Montessori Elementary Materials|Maria Montessori

Joy is the vital air of the soul, and grief is a kind of asthma complicated by atony.
Leaves of Life|Margaret Bird Steinmetz

British Dictionary definitions for atony

atony

/ (ˈætənɪ) /

noun

pathol lack of normal tone or tension, as in muscles; abnormal relaxation of a muscle

phonetics lack of stress or accent on a syllable or word

Word Origin for atony

C17: from Latin atonia, from Greek: tonelessness, from atonos slack, from a- 1 + tonos tone

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Medical definitions for atony

atony

[ ăt′ə-nē, ăt′n-ē ]

n.

Lack of normal tone or tension; flaccidity.

单词	atony
释义	atony [ at-n-ee ] / ˈæt n i / noun Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ. Phonetics. lack of stress accent. Also a·to·ni·a [uh-toh-nee-uh, ey-toh-]. /əˈtoʊ ni ə, eɪˈtoʊ-/. Origin of atony 1685–95; <Late Latin atonia<Greek, derivative of átonos unaccented, languid, literally, toneless. See a-⁶, tone Words nearby atony at one time, at one time or another, atonic, atonic bladder, atonicity, atony, atop, atopen, atopic, atopic allergy, atopic cataract Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for atony Atony of the muscularis of the intestine is admittedly the direct cause, in most instances, of constipation. The Electric Bath\|George M. Schweig Atony: the child does not move; he cannot stand; he cannot sit upright nor execute any movement whatever. Montessori Elementary Materials\|Maria Montessori Atony, at′on-i, n. want of tone or energy: debility: relaxation. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various Atony and hyperactivity may be overcome by appropriate educational remedies which we will now discuss. Montessori Elementary Materials\|Maria Montessori Joy is the vital air of the soul, and grief is a kind of asthma complicated by atony. Leaves of Life\|Margaret Bird Steinmetz British Dictionary definitions for atony atony / (ˈætənɪ) / noun pathol lack of normal tone or tension, as in muscles; abnormal relaxation of a muscle phonetics lack of stress or accent on a syllable or word Word Origin for atony C17: from Latin atonia, from Greek: tonelessness, from atonos slack, from a- 1 + tonos tone Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for atony atony [ ăt′ə-nē, ăt′n-ē ] n. Lack of normal tone or tension; flaccidity. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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