English noun: tonus | |||
1. | tonus (state) the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli | ||
Samples | The doctor tested my tonicity. | ||
Synonyms | tone, tonicity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tautness, tenseness, tension, tensity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | catatonia, hypertonia, hypertonicity, hypertonus, hypotonia, hypotonicity, hypotonus, muscle tone, muscular tonus, myotonia | ||
Domain category | muscle, muscular tissue | ||
Antonyms | amyotonia, atonia, atonicity, atony | ||