atony

noun at·o·ny \ˈa-tə-nē\

Definition of ATONY

: lack of physiological tone especially of a contractile organ

Late Latin atonia, from Greek, from atonos without tone, from a- + tonos tone

First Known Use: 1693

Medical Dictionary

noun at·o·ny \ˈat-^ən-ē\

plural at·o·nies or at·o·ni·as

: lack of physiological tone especially of a contractile organ

at·o·ny or ato·nia \(ˈ)ā-ˈtō-nē-ə\

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