ATONY


Meaning of ATONY in English

/at"n ee/ , n.

1. Pathol. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, esp. in a contractile organ.

2. Phonet. lack of stress accent.

Also, atonia /euh toh"nee euh, ay toh"-/ .

[ 1685-95; atonia átonos unaccented, languid, lit., toneless. See A- 6 , TONE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .