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Atony is an English word with synonyms like atonia or condition. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Atony in a sentence

Atony meaning

Lack of muscle tone; flaccidity or atonia

Synonyms of Atony

atonicity atonia amyotonia condition status tonicity

Related words

Other words often associated with Atony or its synonyms:

state statement tonus consideration tautness precondition tension term position premise circumstance tenseness

Using Atony

  • The main meaning on this page is: Lack of muscle tone; flaccidity or atonia
  • Useful related words include: atonicity, atonia, amyotonia, condition.
  • In the example corpus, atony often appears in combinations such as: uterine atony.

Context around Atony

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

uterine 2× muscular 1×

Often after:

retained 1×

Sentence patterns with Atony

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

causes muscular atony for short 1× of uterine atony and corresponding 1× perforation uterine atony retained tissue 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

horses and other 1× in cases of 1× patients who have 1×

Common sentence endings:

and achieve hemostasis 1× for short periods 1× tissue or hemorrhage 1×

Words around Atony

Just before it in the word index:

atonsu 2 atonomi 3 atonio 2 atoning 17 atonic 3 atonia 2

Just after it in the word index:

atop 878 atopic 20 atopy 2 ator 21 atorvastatin 2 atos 10

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Atony

  • In this selection, "atony" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, uterine, muscular and retained stand out and add context to how "atony" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include causes muscular atony for short and of uterine atony and corresponding. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "atony" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with atony

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In cases of uterine atony and corresponding blood loss, methergine or misoprostol can be given to encourage uterine contraction and achieve hemostasis. (22 words)

Patients who have recently undergone an intact D&E are monitored for signs of coagulopathy, uterine perforation, uterine atony, retained tissue, or hemorrhage. (23 words)

Horses and other herbivorous ungulates can sleep while standing, but must necessarily lie down for REM sleep (which causes muscular atony) for short periods. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

Horses and other herbivorous ungulates can sleep while standing, but must necessarily lie down for REM sleep (which causes muscular atony) for short periods. (24 words)

Patients who have recently undergone an intact D&E are monitored for signs of coagulopathy, uterine perforation, uterine atony, retained tissue, or hemorrhage. (23 words)

In cases of uterine atony and corresponding blood loss, methergine or misoprostol can be given to encourage uterine contraction and achieve hemostasis. (22 words)

Example sentences (3)

Horses and other herbivorous ungulates can sleep while standing, but must necessarily lie down for REM sleep (which causes muscular atony) for short periods.

In cases of uterine atony and corresponding blood loss, methergine or misoprostol can be given to encourage uterine contraction and achieve hemostasis.

Patients who have recently undergone an intact D&E are monitored for signs of coagulopathy, uterine perforation, uterine atony, retained tissue, or hemorrhage.

Common combinations with atony

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "atony" in a sentence?
An example: "Horses and other herbivorous ungulates can sleep while standing, but must necessarily lie down for REM sleep (which causes muscular atony) for short periods." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "atony" from authentic English texts.
What does "atony" mean?
Atony means: Lack of muscle tone; flaccidity or atonia
What are synonyms of "atony"?
Common synonyms of "atony" include: atonicity, atonia, amyotonia, condition, status, tonicity.
How many example sentences with "atony" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "atony", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.