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atony

at·o·ny [ átt'nee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. absence of stress: lack of stress or accent

2. absence of muscle tone: lack of normal muscle tone

[Late 17th century. Via French or late Latin atonia "weakness" < Greek< atonos "lacking tone" < tonos (see tone)]
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