atony

at·o·ny  (t-n, tn-)

n.

1. Lack of normal muscle tone.

2. Lack of accent or stress.

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

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atony [ˈætənɪ]

n

1. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol lack of normal tone or tension, as in muscles; abnormal relaxation of a muscle

2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics lack of stress or accent on a syllable or word

[from Latin atonia, from Greek: tonelessness, from atonos slack, from a-¹ + tonos 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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

atony - lack of normal muscular tension or tonus amyotonia, atonia, atonicity condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"