hypotonia

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Etymology

From New Latin hypotonia, from hypo- + Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos) + -ia.[1] By surface analysis, hypo- +‎ -tonia.

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Noun

hypotonia (countable and uncountable, plural hypotonias)

  1. (ophthalmology) A state of reduced pressure of the intraocular fluid.
  2. (medicine) An abnormal loss of muscle tone.
    Synonyms: floppy infant syndrome, floppy baby syndrome

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  1. ^ hypotonia, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.