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atonic

[uh-ton-ik, ey-ton-] / əˈtɒn ɪk, eɪˈtɒn- /


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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

I’m unsettled and atonic, and it’s just as well, I fancy, that I’m weaning the Twins.

From The Prairie Mother by Becher, Arthur E.

Plain water will not dissolve mucus that may have collected in the stomach, and warm water merely dilates that organ, relaxes its fibers, and renders the whole gastric digestive system atonic.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)




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