atony
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A condition in which muscles are flaccid and lack their normal elasticity.
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IN BRIEF: n. - Lack of normal muscular tension.
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- Signs and Symptoms - atony: lack of normal elastic muscle tone
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In medicine, atony (pronounced /ˈæ.tʰoʊ.ni/) (or "atonia", or the adjective "atonic") refers to a muscle that has lost its strength. It is frequently associated with the conditions atonic seizure, atonic colon, uterine atony, gastrointestinal atony (occurs postoperatively) and choreatic atonia.
Atony can also refer to the paralyzed or extremely relaxed state of skeletal muscles in rapid eye movement sleep (REM sleep) in most warm-blooded animals.
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