Meaning of TONUS
| Pronunciation: | | 'townus
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[n] the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity" |
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TONUS is a 5 letter word that starts with T. |
| | Synonyms: | | tone, tonicity |
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| | Antonyms: | | amyotonia, atonia, atonicity, atony | | |
| | See Also: | | catatonia, muscle tone, muscular tonus, myotonia, tautness, tenseness, tension, tensity | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \To"nus\, n. [L. a sound, tone. See {Tone}.] (Physiol.)
Tonicity, or tone; as, muscular tonus.
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