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tonus

noun

1 tonus

The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli.

synonyms: tone, tonicity.

is a specific kind of: tautness, tenseness, tension, tensity.

is a broader term that covers: catatonia | muscle tone, muscular tonus | myotonia | hypertonia, hypertonicity, hypertonus | hypotonia, hypotonicity, hypotonus.

domain category: muscle, muscular tissue.

is the opposite of: amyotonia, atonia, atonicity, atony.

derivation: strengthen, tone, tone up | tonic.

Dutch: tonus
Polish: tonus mięśniowy, napięcie mięśniowe, tonus

Moby thesaurus: adaptability, bounce, bounciness, buoyance, buoyancy, elasticity, extensibility, flexibility, give, liveliness, rebound, resilience, resiliency, responsiveness, snap, spring, springiness, stretch, stretchability, stretchiness ... show more.

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