Atony

/ˈætəni/ noun

Definition

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

Etymology

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

Kelly Says

The same Greek root 'tonos' gives us tone, tonic, and tonality—it's fundamentally about the quality of being taut, stretched, or having tension.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኃይል 欠如
hayl keqru
ARالعربية
ضعف
da`f
BNবাংলা
অতনীয়তা
at-nee-yata
CACatalà
atonia
ah-toh-nee-ah
CSČeština
atonie
ah-toh-nee
DADansk
atoni
ah-toh-nee
DEDeutsch
Atonie
ah-toh-nee-en
ELΕλληνικά
ατονία
ah-toh-nee-ah
ESEspañol
atonia
ah-toh-nee-ah
FAفارسی
بی‌نیاز
bee-nee-yaz
FISuomi
atonia
ah-toh-nee-ah
FRFrançais
atonie
ah-toh-nee
GUGU
શક્તિહીનતા
shakthiheenata
HAHA
kusanci
koo-san-chee
HEעברית
אטוניה
ah-toh-nee-ah
HIहिन्दी
शक्तिहीनता
shakthiheenata
HUMagyar
atónia
ah-toh-nya
IDBahasa Indonesia
atoni
ah-toh-nee
IGIG
n'eme
neh-meh
ITItaliano
atonia
ah-toh-nee
JA日本語
筋力の低下
kinryoku no chishaku
KKKK
қуаттық
kuattyq
KMKM
ស្ថានភាព ខ្សោយ ប្រាក់
stha-na-pheap khs-oy pra-ak
KO한국어
무기력증
mu-gi-ryeo-k-jeung
MRMR
शक्तीहीनता
shakthiheenata
MSBahasa Melayu
atoni
ah-toh-nee
MYမြန်မာ
အာဏာ ပြည့် စွမ်
a-na-pyit-swun
NLNederlands
atonie
ah-toh-nee
NONorsk
atoni
ah-toh-nee
PAPA
ਸ਼ਕਤੀહੀਨਤਾ
shakthiheenata
PLPolski
atonia
ah-toh-nee-ah
PTPortuguês
atonia
ah-toh-nee-ah
RORomână
atonie
ah-toh-nee
RUРусский
атония
ah-toh-nee-ya
SVSvenska
atoni
ah-toh-nee
SWKiswahili
uoga
oo-gah
TAதமிழ்
சக்தி இல்லாத நிலை
sakthi illatha nillai
TEతెలుగు
శక్తిహీనత
shakthi heenata
THไทย
ภาวะอ่อนแรง
pha-wa-aon-raeng
TLTL
atoni
ah-toh-nee
TRTürkçe
atoni
ah-toh-nee
UKУкраїнська
атонія
ah-toh-nee-ya
URاردو
قوتِ کی کمی
qoot ki kami
VITiếng Việt
tình trạng suy nhược
tinh trang suy nuoec
YOYO
àwọn ẹ̀rọ
awon ero
ZH中文
无力
wú lì
ZUZU
ukuhla
oo-koo-hla

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