tonus

Letters that make tonus

s, o, n, t, u are letters that make 'tonus'

Words within tonus

onus, nu, ton, on, US are words within 'tonus'

Anagrams of tonus

snout is an anagram of 'tonus'

1 possible definitions for 'tonus'

Tonus as "the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli"

Under this definition, tonus is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

tonicity, tone have the same meaning as 'tonus'

Antonyms

atonicity, atony, atonia, amyotonia have the opposite meaning of 'tonus'

tonus as a type

'tonus' can be a type of tension, tensity, tenseness, tautness.

Types of tonus

catatonia, muscular tonus, muscle tone, myotonia, hypertonia, hypertonus, hypertonicity, hypotonia, hypotonus, hypotonicity are types of 'tonus'.

tonus as a category

'tonus' can be a category of muscle, muscular tissue.

Derivatives of tonus

tonic, tone, tone up, strengthen are derivatives of 'tonus'.


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