亚洲网紅露点

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atonic

[ uh-ton-ik, ey-ton- ]

adjective

  1. Phonetics.
    1. Obsolete. voiceless.
  2. Pathology. characterized by atony.


noun

  1. Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.

atonic

/ 藢e瑟t蓹蕣-; 忙-; e瑟藞t蓲n瑟k; 藢忙t蓹藞n瑟s瑟t瑟 /

adjective

  1. (of a syllable, word, etc) carrying no stress; unaccented
  2. pathol lacking body or muscle tone
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an unaccented or unstressed syllable, word, etc, such as for in food for thought
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • atonicity, noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of atonic1

1720鈥30; a- 6 + tonic; in pathology sense, aton(y) + -ic
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of atonic1

C18: from Latin atonicus, from Greek atonos lacking tone; see atony
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The 11 patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome who finished the study also had a 55 percent decline in the number of attacks called "atonic" seizures, which cause a sudden loss of muscle tone.

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He then developed atonic seizures, in which his muscle lost tone 鈥 his muscles would go limp and he would drop to the ground.

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It may be due to reflex digestive disturbances, or be associated with conditions of nervous breakdown and irritability, or with an atonic and relaxed condition of the heart muscle.

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I have therefore ceased to prescribe it except in the later stages of the disease, when the symptoms indicate that the intestinal ulcers are in an atonic condition.

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鈥淭he stimulant, aromatic and carminative properties render it of much value in atonic dyspepsia, especially if accompanied with much flatulence, and as an adjunct to purgative medicines to correct griping.鈥

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