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Tonus

noun
1.
The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli.  Synonyms: tone, tonicity.



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"Tonus" Quotes from Famous Books



... tonus when a patient is under the influence of opiates cannot be reckoned with, for that drug paralyzes the muscles, and the bowels fill with gas as was seen in this case up to the day before the abscess ruptured; on that day feeding had been suspended, ...
— Appendicitis: The Etiology, Hygenic and Dietetic Treatment • John H. Tilden, M.D.



Words linked to "Tonus" :   catatonia, tenseness, hypertonicity, hypertonia, atonicity, tensity, hypotonicity, myotonia, muscular tissue, muscular tonus, tension, tautness, hypotonus, tonicity, tone, muscle, hypotonia, muscle tone, hypertonus



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