Tone

Of muscle and tension.   May also be referred to as tonicity and tonus.

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

This concept's ID is @1~73426

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  • myotonia 2 facts

    Abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction.

  • hypotonia 0 facts

    (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic.

  • catatonia 0 facts

    Extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia.

  • muscular tonus 0 facts

    Normal tonicity of the muscles; "exercise improves muscle tone".

  • hypertonia 0 facts

    (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic.