Meaning & use
tonus
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The natural, partial contraction of muscles that maintains firmness and readiness for action; muscle tone.
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Regular exercise helps maintain healthy muscular tonus.
The physical therapist assessed the patient's tonus after the stroke.
A note on using this word
A physiology term taken directly from the Latin 'tonus,' meaning 'tension' or 'tone.'
Words with a similar meaning
muscle tone
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Words with an opposite meaning
flaccidity
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