Tonus (Noun)

Meaning

The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

• Tone
• Tonicity

Hypernyms

• Tenseness
• Tension
• Tautness

Hyponyms

• Myotonia
• Muscular Tonus
• Hypertonia
• Hypertonicity
• Catatonia
• Hypotonicity
• Hypotonia