atonicity (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *atonicity*:
NOUN	state	atonicity, atony, atonia, amyotonia	lack of normal muscular tension or tonus

English > *atonicity*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	lack of normal muscular tension or tonus.
Synonyms	atony, atonia, amyotonia
Broader	condition, status	A state at a particular time
Opposite	tonicity, tonus, tone	The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
Spanish	atonía
Catalan	atonia, atonicitat
Adjectives	atonic	characterized by a lack of tonus

HyperDic: atonicity