Definition of tonicity Tonicity
to•nic•i•ty
We found 5 definitions of tonicity from 4 different sources.
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What does tonicity mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: tonicities |
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| tonicity - the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity" | ||
| tonus, tone | ||
| amyotonia, atonia, atonicity, atony lack of normal muscular tension or tonus | ||
| tensity, tautness, tenseness, tension the action of stretching something tight; "tension holds the belt in the pulleys" | ||
| muscular tissue, muscle authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way); "the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign" | ||
| catatonia extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia | ||
| muscle tone, muscular tonus normal tonicity of the muscles; "exercise improves muscle tone" | ||
| myotonia abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction | ||
| hypertonia, hypertonus, hypertonicity (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tonicity (n.)
The state of healthy tension or partial contraction of muscle fibers while at rest; tone; tonus.
Part of speech
🔤- tonicity, noun, singular of tonicities.
