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to·nus

 (tō′nəs)
n. pl. to·nus·es
Body or muscular tone; tonicity.
[Latin, tone; see tone.]
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tonus

(ˈtəʊnəs)
n
(Physiology) physiol the normal tension of a muscle at rest; tone
[C19: from Latin, from Greek tonos tone]
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to•nus

(ˈtoʊ nəs)

n.
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
[1875–80; < New Latin, Latin < Greek tónos tone]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.tonus - the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimulitonus - the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity"
tonicity, 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
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cit.): "Fear and joy may both cause cardiac palpitation, but in one case we find high tonus of the skeletal muscles, in the other case relaxation and the general sense of weakness."
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