MUSCULAR TONUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does muscular tonus mean? 

• MUSCULAR TONUS (noun)
  The noun MUSCULAR TONUS has 1 sense:

1. normal tonicity of the muscles

  Familiarity information: MUSCULAR TONUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUSCULAR TONUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Normal tonicity of the muscles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

muscle tone; muscular tonus

Context example:

exercise improves muscle tone

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

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