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amyotonia

amyotonia

9.9
A condition of low muscle tension causing muscles to feel very weak
  • noun
  • /ˌeɪmiəˈtoʊniə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : amiotonía
  • Doctors observed clear signs of amyotonia in the patient's limbs during the neurological exam.

Examples

  • The child was diagnosed with amyotonia after exhibiting very weak muscle resistance.

  • Amyotonia can be a symptom of various neuromuscular disorders.

  • The patient was diagnosed with amyotonia after several tests.

  • Doctors often encounter amyotonia in patients with neuromuscular disorders.

  • Doctors observed clear signs of amyotonia in the patient's limbs during the neurological exam.

  • The child was diagnosed with amyotonia after exhibiting very weak muscle resistance.

  • Doctors often encounter amyotonia in patients with neuromuscular disorders.

Synonyms

atonia
vsamyotonia
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A lack of normal muscle tightness so muscles feel weak and loose

means the same condition but is used clinically for diagnosis
atonicity
vsamyotonia
  • Specialized
9.9

Lack of normal muscle tone that makes muscles weak and floppy

has identical meaning and is the clinical label for that state
atony
vsamyotonia
  • Specialized
9.9

Loss of normal muscle tightness in a muscle or group of muscles

is the general clinical term for that loss of tone
hypotonus
vsamyotonia
  • Specialized
9.9

Low muscle tone that makes muscles feel weak or floppy

is the broader description of lacking normal muscular tension
hypotonia
vsamyotonia
  • Specialized
9.9

Low muscle tension that makes muscles feel floppy and weak

focuses more on absence of normal tension rather than the mechanical effect
hypotonicity
vsamyotonia
  • Specialized
9.9

A condition where muscles are too relaxed and feel loose

is the simpler description of missing normal muscular tension

Antonyms

hypertonia
  • Specialized
9.8

Too much muscle tightness that makes movement difficult

How Toned

spasticity
  • Specialized
2 9.4
hypertonia
  • Specialized
9.8
muscle tone
  • Specialized
8 3.4
hypotonia
  • Specialized
9.9
amyotonia
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

amyotonia singular
amyotonias plural

Morphology

amyotonia = myotonia (opaque) = a + myotonia + a

Although analyzable as a- + myotonia, the combining form 'myo-' and the term 'myotonia' are specialized medical items unfamiliar to typical B1 learners, so the meaning is not derivable from common vocabulary.

Etymology

Amyotonia comes from Greek parts: a- meaning 'without', myo- meaning 'muscle', and tonia meaning 'tone'. So, amyotonia is literally 'without muscle tone', which explains why people with this condition have very weak or floppy muscles.