- contractile organ
- nouna bodily organ that contracts• Syn: ↑contractor• Derivationally related forms: ↑contract (for: ↑contractor)• Hypernyms: ↑organ
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contractile organ
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atony — at•o•ny [[t]ˈæt n i[/t]] also a•to•ni•a [[t]əˈtoʊ ni ə, eɪˈtoʊ [/t]] n. 1) pat lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, esp. in a contractile organ 2) phn lack of stress accent • Etymology: 1685–95; < LL atonia < Gk, der. of átonos… … From formal English to slang
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