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Tonicity

/təˈnɪsɪti/

The normal presence of tone or tension in a muscle or organ; tonus

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noun
  1. 1

    The normal presence of tone or tension in a muscle or organ; tonus

  2. 2

    The ability of a solution to exert an osmotic pressure upon a membrane

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WordDefinition
tonenoun(music) A specific pitch.
tonusnoun(biology) tonicity; tone

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amyotonianounLack of normal muscular tension or tonus, especially when congenital.
atonianounLack of muscle tone.
atonynounLack of muscle tone; flaccidity or atonia
atonicitynounThe property of being atonic.

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tonusnoun(biology) tonicity; tone
tonenoun(music) A specific pitch.
tonalitynoun(music) The system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales.
tonationnounThe tonal properties of a sound.
tensitynounThe quality of being tense (literally or figuratively); tension.
tonishnessnounThe quality of being tonish.
tensenessnounThe characteristic of being tense.
atonicitynounThe property of being atonic.
tautnessnounThe property of being taut.
polytonicitynounThe quality of being polytonic.
electrotonicitynounThe quality or degree of being electrotonic.
antitonicitynounthe condition of being antitonic
tensibilitynounThe quality or state of being tensible.
tensilenessnounThe quality of being tensile.
tensionnounThe condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other.
myonicitynoun(obsolete) The contractile property of muscular tissue.
relaxationnounThe act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation and leisure activities.
turgornoun(botany) Turgor pressure is the force or pressure within the cell exerted by fluid that presses the cell membrane against the cell wall.
tensegritynoun(architecture, physics) tensional integrity (of a structure)
tensioactivitynounThe condition of being tensioactive

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