Atony

/ˈætəni/ noun

A medical condition where muscles lack normal strength and firmness, causing them to be weak and drooping.

From Greek a- 'without' + tonos 'tone, tension, strength'. The term entered medical English in the 17th century to describe loss of muscle tension.

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