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HYPERTONIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hypertonia mean?
• HYPERTONIA (noun)
The noun HYPERTONIA has 1 sense:
1. (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic
Familiarity information: HYPERTONIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
hypertonia; hypertonicity; hypertonus
Hypernyms ("hypertonia" is a kind of...):
tone; tonicity; tonus (the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli)
Antonym:
hypotonia ((of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic)
Derivation:
hypertonic ((of living tissue) in a state of abnormally high tension)
Context examples
The classic form presents in the first week of life with ketoacidosis, hypoglycemia, emesis, neonatal seizures, and hypertonia.
(Maple Syrup Urine Disease, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The examiner measures the angle made by the arc from the table to the infant's heels; increased angle for age suggests hypotonia, and decreased angle for age suggests hypertonia.
(Heel to Ear Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
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