Literally meaning: “diminished tone or tension”
Origin: Anc Greek
υπό-/hypo- (prefix meaning "under", "beneath", "less", “diminished”)
+τόνος/tonos (= the normal state of elastic tension or partial contraction in resting muscles) > τανύω/taneo(=strain)
Hypotonia (or Floppy or hypotonic and Hypotonic infant) is defined as low muscle tone, often involving reduced muscle strength, which can occur alone or as a sign or symptom of another condition.