| Pronunciation: | | tow'nisitee
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity" |
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| | Synonyms: | | tone, tonus |
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| | Antonyms: | | amyotonia, atonia, atonicity, atony |
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| | See Also: | | catatonia, muscle tone, muscular tonus, myotonia, tautness, tenseness, tension, tensity |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \To*nic"i*ty\, n. (Physiol.)
The state of healthy tension or partial contraction of muscle
fibers while at rest; tone; tonus.
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