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atony [′at·ən·ē]
(medicine)
Absence or extremely low degree of tonus.
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Atonic seizure: At the time of atonic seizure, the body muscles becomes floppy.
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Other forms are absence seizures (minor epilepsy or petit mal epilepsy); atonic seizures (akinetic unconsciousness with muscle relaxation resulting in fall); myclonic epilepsy (shock like intermittent muscular contractions) and infantile spasms (seen in infants).
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Common causes of PPH include failure of the uterus to contract adequately after birth leading to atonic PPH, tears of the genital tract leading to traumatic PPH and bleeding due to retention of placental tissue.
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