Tonus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tonus is a noun meaning (biology) tonicity; tone.
Meaning
(biology) tonicity; tone.
More Meanings
- A tonal system or mode used in Gregorian chant.
Example Sentences
muscular tonus
Dr. H. S. Sullivan, for example, is known to many for his acute understanding of the postural tonuses of his patients.
The amount of stretch possible increases with the range in the joint and decreases with the cross section of the muscle and the amount of tonus or contraction in these antagonists .
At the same time, from the vasomotor point of view the artrioles are an extremely active part of the vascular bed , and every important change in the peripheral resistance is traceable to a corresponding change in the tonus of the arterioles .
Word Forms
- tonuses
- toni
Synonyms for tonus
Depending on context, synonyms include tone, tonicity.
Antonyms for tonus
Common opposites include amyotonia, atonia, atony, atonicity.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tonicity, tone, electrotonus, tetanus, neurotonic, normotonia.
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