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Definitions for: Tonus [n] the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity"
Webster (1913) Definition: To"nus, n. [L. a sound, tone. See Tone.] (Physiol.)
Tonicity, or tone; as, muscular tonus.
Synonyms: tone, tonicity
Antonyms: amyotonia, atonia, atonicity, atony
See Also: catatonia, muscle tone, muscular tonus, myotonia, tautness, tenseness, tension, tensity
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