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HYPOTONUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic
Synonyms:
hypotonia; hypotonicity; hypotonus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hypotonus" is a kind of...):
tone; tonicity; tonus (the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli)
Antonym:
hypertonus ((of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic)