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Noun: tonicity  tow'ni-si-tee
  1. The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
    "the doctor tested my tonicity"
    - tonus, tone

Derived forms: tonicities

See also: tonic

Type of: tautness, tenseness, tension, tensity

Antonym: atonicity

Encyclopedia: Tonicity

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