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Noun: tonus  tow-nus
  1. Slight, continuous contraction of muscles, maintaining muscle tone
    "Regular exercise helps maintain good muscle tonus";
    - tonicity, tone

Derived forms: tonuses

Type of: tautness, tenseness, tension, tensity

Antonym: atonia

Encyclopedia: Tonus