- metratonia
- SYN: postpartum atony. [metra- + G. a- priv. + tonos, tension]
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me·tra·to·nia (me″trə-toґne-ə) [metr- + atonia] uterine atony.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
metratonia
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metratonia — me·tra·to·nì·a s.f. TS med. atonia della muscolatura liscia dell utero {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: sec. XX. ETIMO: comp. di 1metro e atonia … Dizionario italiano
atony — Relaxation, flaccidity, or lack of tone or tension. SYN: atonia, atonicity. [G. atonia, languor] postpartum a. a. of the uterine walls after childbirth. SYN: metratonia. uterine a … Medical dictionary
