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atony

[at´ah-ne]

lack of normal tone or strength; flaccidity. adj., adj aton´ic.

at·o·ny

(at'ŏ-nē),

Relaxation, flaccidity, or lack of tone or tension.

Synonym(s): atonia, atonicity

[G. atonia, languor]

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atony

(ăt′ə-nē, ăt′n-ē)

Lack of normal muscle tone.

at·o·ny

(at'ŏ-nē)

Relaxation, flaccidity, or lack of tone or tension.
Synonym(s): atonia.

[G. atonia, languor]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

atony

Sustained abnormal relaxation of muscle. Lack of muscular tone or contractile tendency. Atony of the uterus prevents its normal reduction in size after delivery of the baby and placenta and leads to bleeding which is often serious.

Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

at·o·ny

(at'ŏ-nē)

Relaxation, flaccidity, or lack of tone or tension.

[G. atonia, languor]

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At the pathological level, the causes of excessive bleeding at CD are uterine atony (commonly after prolonged labour), uterine trauma (excessive bleeding from uterine incision or additional tears laterally into the broad ligament or vertically down the lower segment) and placental site bleeding (associated with placenta praevia, previous CD and/or morbidly adherent placenta).

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