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Definition of Amyotonia
1. Noun. Lack of normal muscular tension or tonus.
Generic synonyms: Condition, Status
Derivative terms: Atonic, Atonic, Atonic
Antonyms: Tonicity
Definition of Amyotonia
1. Noun. Lack of normal muscular tension or tonus, especially when congenital. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Amyotonia
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Amyotonia
1. Generalised absence of muscle tone, usually associated with flabby musculature and an increased range of passive movement at joints. Origin: G. A-priv. + mys, muscle, + tonos, tone (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amyotonia
Literary usage of Amyotonia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles and Practice of Medicine: Designed for the Use of by William Osler, Thomas McCrae (1912)
"... massage, and alternate courses of iodide of potassium and mercury may be tried.
amyotonia CONGENITA ..."
2. Diseases of the nervous system by Herbert Campbell Thomson (1921)
"MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES CHAPTER XVI THE MYOPATHIES; amyotonia CONGENITA; PERONEAL
TYPE OF ATROPHY THE MYOPATHIES UNDER the term " myopathies " is comprised an ..."
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