| NOUN | state | tonus, tonicity, tone | the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli |
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| Meaning | The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli. | |
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| Synonyms | tonicity, tone | |
| Category | muscle, muscular tissue | animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells |
| Narrower | catatonia | extreme / extreme tonus |
| hypertonia, hypertonus, hypertonicity | (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic | |
| hypotonia, hypotonus, hypotonicity | (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic | |
| muscular tonus, muscle tone | normal tonicity of the muscles | |
| myotonia | abnormally long muscular contractions | |
| Broader | tension, tensity, tenseness, tautness | The physical condition of being stretched or strained |
| Opposite | atonicity, atony, atonia, amyotonia | lack of normal muscular tension or tonus |
| Spanish | hipertónico, tonicidad, tono | |
| Catalan | to, tonicitat | |
| Adjectives | tonic | of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue |
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