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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They have no way of controlling their tonicity.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
A solution's tonicity often directly correlates with the osmolarity of the solution.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The measure of the tonicity of a solution, or the total amount of solutes dissolved in a specific amount of solution, is called its osmolarity.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
Parallel with opportunities for proper stimuli and response the nervous system must possess good tonicity, or vigor.
From The Mind and Its Education by George Herbert Betts
The limp, relaxed school cannot secure them, for there is no tone without tonicity and vitality of muscle.
From The Renaissance of the Vocal Art by Edmund Myer
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