Noun: hypertonicity ,hI-pu(r)-tow'ni-si-tee
- (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic
"The child's cerebral palsy resulted in hypertonicity of the limbs";
- hypertonia, hypertonus
- (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a higher osmotic pressure than some other
"The hypertonicity of the saline solution caused water to move out of the cells"
Sounds like: hypotoni
Derived forms: hypertonicities
Type of: osmotic pressure, tone, tonicity, tonus
Antonym: hypotonicity
Encyclopedia: Hypertonicity