TonusWordNet Explorer
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the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
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the physical condition of being stretched or strained
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animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
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extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia
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normal tonicity of the muscles
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abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction
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(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic
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(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic