atonic

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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

Its springs are mild, helpful for cases of hysteria and atonic dyspepsia; and the nervous, middle-aged females who frequent it find a grateful sedative in the air and surroundings as well as in the springs.

From A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees by Dix, Edwin Asa

They are especially efficacious in that state of gout termed atonic.

From Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell