muscular hypertonicity

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• hypertonicity — n. condition which results in excessive muscular tone or tension …   English contemporary dictionary

• hypertonicity — noun 1. (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a higher osmotic pressure than some other • Ant: ↑hypotonicity • Hypernyms: ↑osmotic pressure 2. (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic • Syn: ↑hypertonia, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Muscle energy technique — is a type of osteopathic manipulative treatment used in osteopathic medicine and physical therapy [1]. It is a form of osteopathic manipulative diagnosis and treatment in which the patient’s muscles are actively used on request, from a precisely… …   Wikipedia

• spasticity — noun Date: circa 1827 a spastic state or condition; especially muscular hypertonicity with increased tendon reflexes …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Spasticity — A state of increased tone of a muscle (and an increase in the deep tendon reflexes). For example, with spasticity of the legs (spastic paraplegia) there is an increase in tone of the leg muscles so they feel tight and rigid and the knee jerk… …   Medical dictionary

• hypermyotonia — hy·per·myo·to·nia .mī ə tō nē ə n muscular hypertonicity * * * hy·per·myo·to·nia (hi″pər mi″o toґne ə) hypertonia …   Medical dictionary

• hypermyotonia — “+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from hyper + myotonia : muscular hypertonicity …   Useful english dictionary

• Medullary interstitium — The medullary interstitium is the tissue surrounding the loop of Henle in the renal medulla. It functions in renal water reabsorption by building up a high hypertonicity, which draws water out of the thin descending limb of the loop of Henle and… …   Wikipedia

• hypertonia — noun (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic • Syn: ↑hypertonus, ↑hypertonicity • Ant: ↑hypotonicity (for: ↑hypertonicity), ↑hypotonus (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• hypertonus — noun (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic • Syn: ↑hypertonia, ↑hypertonicity • Ant: ↑hypotonicity (for: ↑hypertonicity), ↑hypotonus, ↑hypotonia ( …   Useful english dictionary

• hypotonicity — noun 1. (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a lower osmotic pressure than some other • Ant: ↑hypertonicity • Derivationally related forms: ↑hypotonic • Hypernyms: ↑osmotic pressure 2. (of muscular tissue) the state of being… …   Useful english dictionary