Usually means: Decreased muscle tone; often congenital.
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▸ noun:  An abnormal loss of muscle tone.

Similar:
hypotonus, amyotonia, hypertonia, hypertonus, hypokinesis, paratonia, floppy infant syndrome, amyoplasia, hypokinesia, myodystonia, more...

Opposite:
hypertonia, muscle stiffness, spasticity

Types:
axial hypotonia, acquired hypotonia, central hypotonia, myopathic hypotonia, more...

Phrases:
congenital hypotonia, muscle hypotonia, infantile hypotonia, ocular hypotonia, more...

Adjectives:
muscular, severe, congenital, generalized, neonatal, benign, infantile, marked, profound, mild, general

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Similar:
hypotonus, amyotonia, hypertonia, hypertonus, hypokinesis, paratonia, floppy infant syndrome, amyoplasia, hypokinesia, myodystonia, more...

Opposite:
hypertonia, muscle stiffness, spasticity

Types:
axial hypotonia, acquired hypotonia, central hypotonia, myopathic hypotonia, more...

Phrases:
congenital hypotonia, muscle hypotonia, infantile hypotonia, ocular hypotonia, more...

Adjectives:
muscular, severe, congenital, generalized, neonatal, benign, infantile, marked, profound, mild, general



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