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Atonia

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Same as atony.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Lack of muscle tone.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. lack of normal muscular tension or tonus
  • Word Usage
    "Often called a nightmare, isolated sleep paralysis is not considered a sleep disorder (as when it occurs with narcolepsy), but rather an extremely disconcerting intrusion of the atonia, or paralysis, of REM sleep carried over into your waking state."
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