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Noun: tonus  tow-nus
  1. The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
    "the doctor tested my tonus";
    - tonicity, tone

Derived forms: tonuses

Type of: tautness, tenseness, tension, tensity

Antonym: atonia

Encyclopedia: Tonus

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