Words Like TONICITY
We have put together a list of words that are similar to TONICITY.
15 Alternative Words Similar to tonicity
9 definitions of tonicity
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The state of healthy tension or partial contraction of muscle fibers while at rest; tone; tonus.
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the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
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Normal firmness or functional readiness in body tissues or organs.
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The sustained partial contraction of resting or relaxed muscles.
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In zoology, occasionally employed to denote the quality of dead, as well as living, tissue.
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Tone; the state or property of possessing tone or of being tonic; specifically, in physiol; the elasticity of living parts—a property of the muscles which is distinct from true irritability, and determines the general tone of the solids.
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In music. See the quotation.
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The normal presence of tone or tension in a muscle or organ; tonus
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The ability of a solution to exert an osmotic pressure upon a membrane