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at·o·ny

 (ăt′ə-nē, ăt′n-ē)
n.
1. Lack of normal muscle tone.
2. Lack of accent or stress.

[Late Latin atonia, from Greek atoniā, from atonos, slack : a-, without; see a-1 + tonos, stretching, tone; see tone.]
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atony

(ˈætənɪ)
n
1. (Pathology) pathol lack of normal tone or tension, as in muscles; abnormal relaxation of a muscle
2. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics lack of stress or accent on a syllable or word
[C17: from Latin atonia, from Greek: tonelessness, from atonos slack, from a-1 + tonos tone]
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at•o•ny

(ˈæt n i)

also a•to•ni•a

(əˈtoʊ ni ə, eɪˈtoʊ-)

n.
1. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, esp. in a contractile organ.
2. lack of stress accent.
[1685–95; < Late Latin atonia < Greek, derivative of átonos unaccented, languid, literally, toneless. See a-6, tone]
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atonicity, atony

lack of tone or tonus in the body; poor muscular condition. Cf. tonicity.atonic, adj.
See also: Body, Human
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.atony - lack of normal muscular tension or tonus
condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
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