muscular tonicity (tonus)

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• muscular tonus — noun normal tonicity of the muscles exercise improves muscle tone • Syn: ↑muscle tone • Hypernyms: ↑tonicity, ↑tonus, ↑tone …   Useful english dictionary

• muscular tissue — noun animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells • Syn: ↑muscle • Derivationally related forms: ↑muscular (for: ↑muscle) • Members of this Topic: ↑tonicity, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Tonus — To nus, n. [L. a sound, tone. See {Tone}.] (Physiol.) Tonicity, or tone; as, muscular tonus. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tonus — noun the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli the doctor tested my tonicity • Syn: ↑tonicity, ↑tone • Ant: ↑atonicity (for: ↑tonicity) …   Useful english dictionary

• tonicity — noun Date: 1824 1. the property of possessing tone; especially healthy vigor of body or mind 2. muscular tonus …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• muscle tone — noun normal tonicity of the muscles (Freq. 1) exercise improves muscle tone • Syn: ↑muscular tonus • Hypernyms: ↑tonicity, ↑tonus, ↑tone …   Useful english dictionary

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

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

• hypotonia — noun (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic • Syn: ↑hypotonus, ↑hypotonicity • Ant: ↑hypertonicity (for: ↑hypotonicity), ↑hypertonus (for: ↑ …   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