Medical Definition of Muscle tonus

1. The state of activity or tension of a muscle beyond that related to its physical properties, that is, its active resistance to stretch. In skeletal muscle, tonus is dependent upon efferent innervation. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Muscle Tonus

muscle repositioning
muscle resection
muscle rigidity
muscle sense
muscle serum
muscle sound
muscle spasm
muscle spasm
muscle spasticity
muscle spindle
muscle spindles
muscle strain
muscle system
muscle tension headache
muscle tone
muscle tonus (current term)
muscle weakness
musclier
muscliest
muscling
muscling
musclings
muscly
muscoid
muscoid
Muscoidea
muscology
muscone
muscone
muscones

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