ATONY
\ɐtˈə͡ʊni], \ɐtˈəʊni], \ɐ_t_ˈəʊ_n_i]\
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By William R. Warner
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Want of tone. Weakness of every organ, and particularly of those that are contractile. Violent gastritis has been described by Scribonius Largus under a similar name, Arovov, Atonon.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Weakness, relaxation, lack of tone or of normal contractile power [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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