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Noun edit

atonies

  1. (rare) plural of atony
    • 1887, Franklin H. Martin, The Monthly Cyclopædia of Practical Medicine[1], page 246:
      For the restoration of gastro-intestinal atonies and ptoses, I administer the hot sodium bicarb. before meals for a considerable period.
    • 1913, Anthony Bassler, Diseases of the Stomach and Upper Alimen[2], page 69:
      In well established chronic gastritis and in cancer, sarcoma, and primary atonies, it is.
    • 1927, Alexander Panagioti Cawadias, Diseases of the Intestines[3], page 144:
      As has been seen the intestine is formed of independent organs each one having its own centre of motility, and this explains the existence of localised atonies.

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atonies

  1. second-person singular imperfect indicative of atonir

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Noun edit

atonies f

  1. plural of atonie