MUSCULAR TONUS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Normal tonicity of the muscles

Example:

exercise improves muscle tone

Synonyms:

muscle tone; muscular tonus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("muscular tonus" is a kind of...):

tone; tonicity; tonus (the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli)

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