'Tonicity' definitions:
noun
The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity" [syn: tonicity,
tonus,
tone] [ant:
amyotonia,
atonia,
atonicity,
atony]
- Tonicity \To*nic"i*ty\, n. (Physiol.)
The state of healthy tension or partial contraction of muscle
fibers while at rest; tone; tonus.
[1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Tonicity'
- Tonic,
- Tonical,
- Tonic spasm,
- gin and tonic,
- hair tonic,
- tonic accent,
- tonic epilepsy,
- tonic key,
- tonic solfa,
- tonic water,
- Tonic sol-fa
