Medical Definition of Muscle tonus

1. The state of activity or tension of a muscle beyond that related to its physical properties, that is, its active resistance to stretch. In skeletal muscle, tonus is dependent upon efferent innervation. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Muscle Tonus

muscle resection
muscle rigidity
muscle sense
muscle serum
muscle shirt
muscle shirts
muscle sound
muscle spasm
muscle spasticity
muscle spindle
muscle spindles
muscle strain
muscle system
muscle tension headache
muscle tone
muscle tonus (current term)
muscle up
muscle weakness
muscle woman
muscle women
musclebike
musclebikes
muscleblind
muscleblinds
musclebound
musclebrain
musclebrains
musclebuilder
musclebuilding
muscled

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