Defenition of the word tonus

• Defenition of the word tonus

  • the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity"
  • the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli

Synonyms for the word tonus

• • tone
  • tonicity

Hyponyms for the word tonus

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

Hypernyms for the word tonus

• • tautness
  • tenseness
  • tension
  • tensity

Antonyms for the word tonus

• • amyotonia
  • atonia
  • atonicity
  • atony

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