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tonus

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Noun

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

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Synonyms:
tonicity tone
Antonyms:
atonicity atony atonia amyotonia

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "tonus":
tangy tense tenuous tonic tamus tang tanga tange tango tanguy more...
Words contain "tonus":
dendroctonus dendroctonus rufipennis genus dendroctonus hypertonus hypotonus muscular tonus tonus
Words contain "tonus" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
amyotonia atonia atonicity atony tonus atonic catatonia tonic

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