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💪 Lacking strength 🔈 Unstressed syllable
atonic

atonic

9.9
Having very little normal muscle strength or tone
  • adjective
  • /əˈtoʊnɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : atónico
  • The doctor noted that the atonic muscles could lead to difficulties in movement and balance.

So food has the function of maintaining energy to activate rewired atonic centers and to also decrease decrease stress.

Examples

  • Perhaps it is an atonic hand, a wrist drop, a key neurological sign.

    Academic text (1995)

  • After the injury, she found her arm to be atonic, lacking the strength to lift even small objects.

  • So food has the function of maintaining energy to activate rewired atonic centers and to also decrease decrease stress.

    Big Think

  • So, so food has the function of maintaining energy to activate rewired atonic centers and to also decrease, decrease stress.

  • During an atonic seizure, the patient experiences a sudden loss of muscle tone, causing them to collapse.

Synonyms

untoned
vsatonic
5.5

Not firm and strong in the muscles or voice

is a medical term for decreased or absent muscle tone

Antonyms

tonic
  • Specialized
1 7.3

Relating to steady muscle activity that helps keep posture

How Toned

hypertonic
  • Specialized
8.9
tonic
  • Specialized
1 7.3
hypotonic
  • Specialized
8.8
atonic
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

atonic positive

Morphology

atonic = tonic (semi-transparent) = a + tonic

Formally a- (not) + tonic is clear, but 'tonic' in the sense of muscle tone is a medical/technical term many learners may not know.

Etymology

Atonic comes from the Greek parts a- 'not' and tonos 'tone', the same root as English tone and tonic. So an atonic muscle is 'without' the normal tone or strength, which is why it feels weak or floppy.