(n.) Want of tone; weakness of the system, or of any organ, especially of such as are contractile.
Example Sentences:
(1) The most common cause of hemorrhage is uterine atony.
(2) Initial endoscopic examination showed moderate caustic esophagitis in all patients, and esophageal atony and poor distension were early roentgenographic observations.
(3) There is no evidence that distension, of the type used here, ever gives rise to "stretching" or "atony" of the bladder: and it is questionable whether distension of a lesser degree, such as may be found in acute urinary retention, ever does so either.
(4) Abnormal duodenal peristalsis with atony may follow vagotomy, pyloroplasty, gastroduodenostomy or excisional duodenal biopsy and may thus result in functional obstruction.
(5) The nine patients receiving the placebo were unable to retain any oral feedings and were then given oral metoclopramide which promptly relieved gastric atony.
(6) Postpartum atony with haemorrhage is a life-threatening condition which may necessitate surgical intervention with ligation of the ascending arterial branches or hysterectomy.
(7) The radiologic signs of diabetic gastric neuropathy consist of ineffectual peristalsis, solid gastric residue, elongated sausage-shaped stomach, gastric barium retention, and duodenal bulb atony.
(8) Excessive bleeding after delivery may result from uterine atony, disruption of the genital tract, placental abnormalities, coagulation disorders and miscellaneous obstetric complications.
(9) The commonest complications of surgical procedure, were related with the urinary tract: atony bladder observed in 27.6% of patients, vesico-vaginal fistulas in 7.8% and uretero-vaginal fistulas, in 5.5%.
(10) Physical examination findings were signs of depression, dehydration, cachexia, bradycardia, bilateral nonresponsive mydriasis, prolapse of both nictitating membranes, dry oral and nasal mucous membranes, and urinary bladder atony.
(11) Pathogenesis of acute gastric atony in the deprived child is related to structural and functional changes in the stomach due to chronic starvation, and the acute ingestion of a large meal.
(12) The gastric atony associated with diabetic coma has to be differentiated from the condition under discussion.
(13) The indications for hysterectomy were placental disorder (60.0%), uterine atony (26.7%), and uterine rupture (13.3%).
(14) The earliest toxic signs were muscle tremors, tachycardia and rumen atony.
(15) caused persistent deficits characterized by motor and sensory impairments in hindlimbs and tail, hindlimb edema, priapism, bladder atony with infarction, and urinary incontinence.
(16) The most frequent indication for caesarean section followed hysterectomy was placenta praevia (28%) and the most frequent indication for hysterectomy was atony and coagulopathy (32%).
(17) The most common cause is uterine atony, and initial therapy is conservative in these patients.
(18) Changes in autonomic function, particularly orthostatic hypotension and bladder atony, are likely causes of disability in the postoperative period.
(19) Despite normal urological anatomy, each patient had a bladder rupture that we attributed to atony of the bladder coupled with the Credé maneuver, which produced high intravesical pressures.
(20) Seven patients with a rare syndrome of diabetes insipidus (DI), diabetes mellitus (DM), optic atrophy (OA), neurosensory deafness (D), atony of the urinary tract, and other abnormalities (Wolfram or DIDMOAD syndrome) are reported.
Tony
Definition:
(n.) A simpleton.
Example Sentences:
(1) "We have peace in Sierra Leone now, and Tony Blair made a huge contribution to that," said Warrant Officer Abu Bakerr Kamara.
(2) The greatest stars who emerged from the early talent shows – Frank Sinatra, Gladys Knight, Tony Bennett – were artists with long careers.
(3) Tony Abbott has refused to concede that saying Aboriginal people who live in remote communities have made a “lifestyle choice” was a poor choice of words as the father of reconciliation issued a public plea to rebuild relations with Indigenous people.
(4) In his biography, Tony Blair admits to having accumulated 70 at one point – "considered by some to be a bit of a constitutional outrage", he adds.
(5) "Tony Blair has become Sisi's éminence grise and is working on the economic plan that the UAE is paying for.
(6) Tony Abbott urges Europe to adopt Australian policies in refugee crisis Read more Given that Obama – whatever one’s views on his strategy – is not advocating a bigger military contribution, the only difference is that Abbott is “urging” the US and others to do more, which sounds resolute, and Turnbull says he would consider any request if it was made.
(7) That, roughly, was the theme of the Wednesday Play, Cathy Come Home, (BBC1) directed by Kenneth Loach, produced by Tony Garnett.
(8) A "visionary leader," said Tony Blair; "one of the greatest leaders of our time," echoed Bill Clinton.
(9) All this has been going on while 150 remote communities in Western Australia face the possibility of closure, thanks to Tony Abbott’s “lifestyle choices” mentality.
(10) Indeed, the BBC’s own recent Digital Media Initiative was closed by Tony Hall, having lost £100m.” The document is entitled “BBC3: An Alternative Strategy – Realising Value for the Licence Payer”.
(11) While his citizens were being beaten and tormented in illegal detention, spokesmen for the then prime minister, Tony Blair, declared: "The Italian police had a difficult job to do.
(12) New offensive coach Tony Sparano was also a fan of Wildcat packages when he was head coach in Miami.
(13) Napthine chose not to directly criticise Tony Abbott – it’s not his style – but the coolness was clear.
(14) In Niki Savva’s book The Road to Ruin: How Tony Abbott and Peta Credlin Destroyed Their Own Government, Credlin has even been compared to Wallis Simpson, a deeply weird analogy.
(15) But he added: “It’s also true that extremely low oil prices, adverse changes in currency rates, and a further decline in power prices are having a significant effect on our business.” Tony Cocker, the chief executive of E.ON UK, said milder weather and improved energy efficiency in British homes were behind the fall in power use, hitting sales.
(16) It occurred again in 1997 for Tony Blair and New Labour.
(17) On Thursday, Dutton had scaled his language back, instead using a phrase to describe Labor’s policy borrowed from former prime minister, Tony Abbott.
(18) I threatened Tony Abbott to shirtfront him about this issue,” Lazarus said .
(19) Chilcot’s statement came the day after the Guardian revealed the inquiry is expanding the focus of its criticism beyond just Tony Blair and his inner team and will include a wide range of ministers, intelligence officers, Whitehall officials and senior military staff.
(20) When he was prime minister Tony Blair asked Peter Mandelson to tell the Prince of Wales to stop his "unhelpful" attempts to influence policy on GM and Mandelson accused him of being "anti-scientific and irresponsible".