hypotonia

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UK/ˌhaɪpəʊˈtəʊnɪə/US/ˌhaɪpoʊˈtoʊnɪə/

noun

A state of reduced pressure of the intraocular fluid.

Similar
floppy infant syndromefloppy baby syndromehypotonushypotonicity
Opposite
hypertonia
OriginNew Latin hypotonia ← Ancient Greek τόνος →
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Meanings

nounhypotonia (countable and uncountable, plural hypotonias)

plural hypotonias · alternative hypotony

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA state of reduced pressure of the intraocular fluid.
  2. countableuncountablemedicineAn abnormal loss of muscle tone.

    Synonyms: floppy infant syndrome, floppy baby syndrome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn abnormal loss of muscle tone.

Similar
floppy infant syndromefloppy baby syndrome

More synonyms by meaning

noun(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic

Similar
hypotonushypotonicity
Opposite
hypertonia
Broader
tonicitytonustone
Also see
hypotonicityhypotonus

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτόνος
  2. New Latinhypotonia
  3. Englishhypotonia

From New Latin hypotonia, from hypo- + Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos) + -ia. By surface analysis, hypo- + -tonia.

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Translations

Catalan hipotonia
  • hipotoniaabnormal loss of muscle tone
Czech hypotonie
  • hypotonieabnormal loss of muscle tone
French hypotonie
  • hypotonieabnormal loss of muscle tone
Spanish hipotonía
  • hipotoníaabnormal loss of muscle tone
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Chicago

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