atony

noun

at·​o·​ny ˈa-tə-nē 

: lack of physiological tone especially of a contractile organ

Examples of atony in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The most common reason for postpartum hemorrhage is uterine atony, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). — Patia Braithwaite, SELF, 30 July 2019

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin atonia, from Greek, from atonos without tone, from a- + tonos tone

First Known Use

1693, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for atony

• baloney
• begone
• canzone
• estrone
• fanconi
• mansoni
• moloney
• morone
• ngoni
• pallone
• quinone
• shoshoni

Medical Definition

atony

noun

at·​o·​ny ˈat-ᵊn-ē 

variants or atonia

(ˈ)ā-ˈtō-nē-ə 

plural atonies or atonias

: lack of physiological tone especially of a contractile organ