tonicity

to·nic·i·ty  (t-ns-t)

n. pl. to·nic·i·ties

1. Normal firmness or functional readiness in body tissues or organs.

2. The sustained partial contraction of resting or relaxed muscles.

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tonicity

the state or quality of having good muscular tone or tension. — tonic, adj.

See also: Health

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the state or quality of having good muscular tone or tension. — tonic, adj.

See also: Strength and Weakness

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the state or quality of muscular tone or tension. — tonic, adj.

See also: Body, Human

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Noun

1.

tonicity - the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity" tonus, tone muscular tissue, muscle - animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells tautness, tenseness, tensity, tension - the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body" catatonia - extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia muscle tone, muscular tonus - normal tonicity of the muscles; "exercise improves muscle tone" myotonia - abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction hypertonia, hypertonus, hypertonicity - (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic hypotonia, hypotonus, hypotonicity - (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic amyotonia, atonia, atonicity, atony - lack of normal muscular tension or tonus