Definition of Hypotonia

1. Noun. (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic.

Exact synonyms: Hypotonicity, Hypotonus
Generic synonyms: Tone, Tonicity, Tonus
Antonyms: Hypertonia, Hypertonicity, Hypertonus
Derivative terms: Hypotonic, Hypotonic

Definition of Hypotonia

1. Noun. An abnormal loss of muscle tone. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hypotonia

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Medical Definition of Hypotonia

1. A condition of diminished tone of the skeletal muscles, diminished resistance of muscles to passive stretching. Origin: Gr. Tonos = tone (11 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypotonia

hypothetist
hypothetists
hypothrombinaemia
hypothrombinemia
hypothromboplastinaemia
hypothymia
hypothymic
hypothymism
hypothyroid
hypothyroid dwarf
hypothyroid dwarfism
hypothyroid infantilism
hypothyroidisms
hypothyroxinaemia
hypotonia (current term)
hypotonias
hypotonic
hypotonic solution
hypotonic solutions
hypotonicities
hypotonicity
hypotonus
hypotoxicity
hypotraceable
hypotrachelia
hypotrachelium
hypotrich
hypotricha

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