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atonic (adjective)
1. Relating to, caused by, characterized by, or exhibiting lack of muscle tone: "Someone who has an atonic body, or a part of of the body, has a weakness or reduction in the normal tone (strength or firmness) of a tissue or some part of the body."
Referring to or having a loss of force or vital energy."
2. A description of a syllable or a sound that is not accented or stressed: "The syllables of the words did not include any atonic vowels."
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a-, an-
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-ic
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tono-, ton-, -tonia, -tonic, -tonous, -tony (sound) +
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tono-, -tonia, -tone, -tony, -tonic, -tonical (tension) +
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“atonic”
A difficulty in defecating as a result of a weakness of the muscles of the colon and rectum.
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stip-, stipit- +
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