-tonia

See also: tonia, Tonia, tonią, and töniä

English

Etymology

From New Latin -tonia, from Ancient Greek -τονία (-tonía) (in ἀτονία (atonía)), from τόνος (tónos) + -ία (-ía). Compare French -tonie, German -tonie.[1]

Suffix

-tonia

  1. (medicine) Tone, condition.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -tonia
dystonia
hypertonia
hypotonia
myotonia
paramyotonia
paratonia
sympathicotonia
vagotonia

References

  1. ^ “-tonia, comb. form”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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