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noundomain: state
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
Examples
- 1.the doctor tested my tonicity
EnglishDerivationally related form
Hyponym
catatonia 1
noun
extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia
muscular tonus 1
noun
normal tonicity of the muscles
myotonia 1
noun
abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction
hypertonia 1
noun
(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic
hypotonia 1
noun
(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic
Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC
muscle 2
noun
animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
