hypotonia

English

Alternative forms

• hypotony

Etymology

From New Latin hypotonia, from hypo- + Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos) + -ia. By surface analysis, hypo- +‎ -tonia.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌhaɪpəʊˈtəʊnɪə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌhaɪpoʊˈtoʊnɪə/
• Rhymes: -təʊnɪə
• Hyphenation: hy‧po‧to‧ni‧a

Noun

hypotonia (countable and uncountable, plural hypotonias)

1. (ophthalmology) A state of reduced pressure of the intraocular fluid.
2. (medicine) An abnormal loss of muscle tone.

   Synonyms: floppy infant syndrome, floppy baby syndrome

Derived terms

• Puerto Rican infant hypotonia syndrome

Translations

abnormal loss of muscle tone

• Catalan: hipotonia f
• Czech: hypotonie f
• French: hypotonie (fr) f
• Spanish: hipotonía f