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Definition of Tonus
1. Noun. The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli. "The doctor tested my tonicity"
Exact synonyms: Tone, Tonicity
Category relationships: Muscle, Muscular Tissue
Generic synonyms: Tautness, Tenseness, Tension, Tensity
Specialized synonyms: Catatonia, Muscle Tone, Muscular Tonus, Myotonia, Hypertonia, Hypertonicity, Hypertonus, Hypotonia, Hypotonicity, Hypotonus
Derivative terms: Tone, Tonic, Tonic
Antonyms: Atonicity
Category relationships: Muscle, Muscular Tissue
Generic synonyms: Tautness, Tenseness, Tension, Tensity
Specialized synonyms: Catatonia, Muscle Tone, Muscular Tonus, Myotonia, Hypertonia, Hypertonicity, Hypertonus, Hypotonia, Hypotonicity, Hypotonus
Derivative terms: Tone, Tonic, Tonic
Antonyms: Atonicity
Definition of Tonus
1. n. Tonicity, or tone; as, muscular tonus.
Definition of Tonus
1. a normal state of tension in muscle tissue [n -ES]
Medical Definition of Tonus
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