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ATONIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does atonia mean? 

ATONIA (noun)
  The noun ATONIA has 1 sense:

1. lack of normal muscular tension or tonusplay

  Familiarity information: ATONIA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ATONIA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Lack of normal muscular tension or tonus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

amyotonia; atonia; atonicity; atony

Hypernyms ("atonia" is a kind of...):

condition; status (a state at a particular time)

Derivation:

atonic (characterized by a lack of tonus)


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