atony

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin atonia, from Ancient Greek ἀτονία (atonía, “languor”), from ἄτονος (átonos, “languid”), from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) + τόνος (tónos, “accent”), from τείνω (teínō, “to stretch”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæt.ə.ni/ === Noun === atony (usually uncountable, plural atonies) Lack of muscle tone; flaccidity or atonia ==== Related terms ==== atonic ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “atony”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “atony”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “atony”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Ayton, Tonya, ayont, tonya