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tonus

noun

the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli

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the doctor tested my tonicity

• Syn: ↑tonicity, ↑tone

• Ant: ↑atonicity (for: ↑tonicity)

• Derivationally related forms: ↑tonic (for: ↑tone), ↑tone (for: ↑tone), ↑tonic (for: ↑tonicity)

• Topics: ↑muscle, ↑muscular tissue

• Hypernyms: ↑tension, ↑tensity, ↑tenseness, ↑tautness

• Hyponyms:

↑catatonia, ↑muscular tonus, ↑muscle tone, ↑myotonia, ↑hypertonia, ↑hypertonus, ↑hypertonicity, ↑hypotonia, ↑hypotonus, ↑hypotonicity

Useful english dictionary. 2012.