atonic
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Falls during his atonic seizures resulted in head injuries, so he started to wear a helmet.
From Nature ● Jul. 8, 2014
He then developed atonic seizures, in which his muscle lost tone — his muscles would go limp and he would drop to the ground.
From Nature ● Jul. 8, 2014
Aloe is bitter and astringent, and is used under prescription for some cases of menstrual irregularities, chronic constipation, atonic dyspepsia and worms.
From Time Magazine Archive
The trunk bark is astringent and in decoction is used for atonic diarrhœa and as a lotion for ulcers.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas
When synovial distensions are of long standing, it is necessary to take special precautions to check excessive secretion of synovial fluid, and, also because of the atonic condition of the tissues affected, resolution is tardy.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
