'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]
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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'
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Tonic,
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Tonical,
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Tonic spasm,
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gin and tonic,
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hair tonic,
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tonic accent,
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tonic epilepsy,
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tonic key,
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tonic solfa,
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tonic water,
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Tonic sol-fa
