Examples of hypotonia in a Sentence
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Her mother, Lisa, had a traumatic birth, as Lucia had hypotonia that caused low muscle tone and led her to break a bone, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
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Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
He was eventually diagnosed with CVI and more diagnoses followed - microcephaly, hypotonia, developmental delays, brain anomalies, etc.
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Brad Quick,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
Infant botulism can lead to bulbar palsies, hypotonia and a symmetric, descending, flaccid paralysis.
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Max Rego,
The Hill,
16 Dec. 2025
Now at age 3, Mason has been diagnosed with epilepsy — along with chromosome abnormality, anemia, developmental delay, and hypotonia, or low muscle tone.
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Alexandra Phelps,
Miami Herald,
24 Nov. 2025
Just months after being born, Jace Pitre was diagnosed with hypotonia, a condition known as floppy baby syndrome that causes low muscle tone and affects the lungs and heart.
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Mike Candelaria,
OrlandoSentinel.com,
21 June 2018
This could be due in part to what’s known as muscular hypotonia, or a lower than normal muscle tone.
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Amber Brenza,
SELF,
31 Mar. 2018
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Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
He was eventually diagnosed with CVI and more diagnoses followed - microcephaly, hypotonia, developmental delays, brain anomalies, etc.
—
Brad Quick,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
Infant botulism can lead to bulbar palsies, hypotonia and a symmetric, descending, flaccid paralysis.
—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
16 Dec. 2025
Now at age 3, Mason has been diagnosed with epilepsy — along with chromosome abnormality, anemia, developmental delay, and hypotonia, or low muscle tone.
—
Alexandra Phelps,
Miami Herald,
24 Nov. 2025
Just months after being born, Jace Pitre was diagnosed with hypotonia, a condition known as floppy baby syndrome that causes low muscle tone and affects the lungs and heart.
—
Mike Candelaria,
OrlandoSentinel.com,
21 June 2018
This could be due in part to what’s known as muscular hypotonia, or a lower than normal muscle tone.
—
Amber Brenza,
SELF,
31 Mar. 2018
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“Hypotonia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypotonia. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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hypotonia
noun
hy·po·to·nia
ˌhī-pə-ˈtō-nē-ə, -pō- 
1
: abnormally low pressure of the intraocular fluid
2
: the state of having hypotonic muscle tone
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