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atonia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
ato-nia
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lack of muscle tone.

Uncountable

Etymology

From New Latin atonia, from Ancient Greek ἀτονία (atonía, “languor”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: atonia, ἀτονία

Usage

Inflected Forms

atonias (plural)

Synonyms

atonicity atony amyotonia

Questions

What does atonia mean?
Lack of muscle tone.
Where does atonia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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