tonicity
Americannoun
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tonic quality or condition.
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the state of bodily tone.
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Physiology. the normal elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc., by which the tone of the system is maintained.
noun
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the state, condition, or quality of being tonic
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physiol another name for tonus
Etymology
Origin of tonicity
Example Sentences
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His sexual organs had completely regained their tonicity and without doubt, their virility.
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But if stimulation of the brain does not paralyze, it must increase the tonicity of the vaso-motor centre, and hence the force and regularity of the circulation.
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To this normal state of oppositional contraction the name "muscular tonicity" is given.
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When the brain is weary, when it begins to lose its elasticity and freshness, there will be the same lack of tonicity and strength in the brain product.
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A certain tonicity of the muscles has indeed often been observed in homosexual women.
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