NOUN | state | atony, atonicity, atonia, amyotonia | lack of normal muscular tension or tonus |
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Meaning | lack of normal muscular tension or tonus. | |
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Synonyms | atonicity, 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 |
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