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Meanings of atony in English

Russian
атония
Spanish
atonia

Muscle losing its strength.

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          атония

          Lack of normal muscular tension or tonus.

              Usage of atony in English
              1
              Joy is the vital air of the soul, and grief is a kind of asthma complicated by atony.
              Leaves of Life, for Daily Inspiration
              2
              The predominant cause was uterine atony.
              Pubmed
              3
              Only 2 dose-response studies investigated the required oxytocin dose to prevent uterine atony after cesarean delivery for labour arrest.
              Pubmed
              Translations for atony
              Atony through the time