| English noun: tonicity | |||
| 1. | tonicity (state) the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli | ||
| Samples | The doctor tested my tonicity. | ||
| Synonyms | tone, tonus | ||
| 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 | ||