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atonic

[uh-ton-ik, ey-ton-] / əˈtɒn ɪk, eɪˈtɒn- /


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Falls during his atonic seizures resulted in head injuries, so he started to wear a helmet.

From Nature Jul. 8, 2014

He then developed atonic seizures, in which his muscle lost tone — his muscles would go limp and he would drop to the ground.

From Nature Jul. 8, 2014

Aloe is bitter and astringent, and is used under prescription for some cases of menstrual irregularities, chronic constipation, atonic dyspepsia and worms.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the Philippines it is used extensively as a diaphoretic and emmenagogue and in icterus, intestinal colic and dysmenorrhœa; externally for skin diseases, contusions and atonic ulcers.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers

The leaf juice and the bruised leaves are applied to wounds and atonic ulcers.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers




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