atony
at·o·ny
noun \ˈa-tə-nē\Definition of ATONY
: lack of physiological tone especially of a contractile organ
Origin of ATONY
Late Latin atonia, from Greek, from atonos without tone, from a- + tonos tone
First Known Use: 1693
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