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at⋅o⋅ny

  [at-n-ee]
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–noun
1. Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, esp. in a contractile organ.
2. Phonetics. lack of stress accent.
Also, a⋅to⋅ni⋅a  [uh-toh-nee-uh, ey-toh-] .

Origin:
1685–95; < LL atonia < Gk, deriv. of átonos unaccented, languid, lit., toneless. See a- 6 , tone
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Main Entry: at·o·ny
Pronunciation: 'at-&n-E
Variant: or ato·nia /(')A-'tO-nE-&/
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -nies or -ni·as
: lack of physiological tone especially of a contractile organ
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atony at·o·ny (āt'ə-nē, āt'n-ē) or a·to·ni·a (ā-tō'nē-ə)
n.
Lack of normal tone or tension; flaccidity.

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