Synonyms and Antonyms of tonus

the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli (noun.state)

lack of normal muscular tension or tonus (noun.state)

the physical condition of being stretched or strained (noun.state)

extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia (noun.state)

normal tonicity of the muscles (noun.state)

abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction (noun.state)

(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic (noun.state)

(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic (noun.state)

give a healthy elasticity to (verb.body)

of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue (adj.pert)

animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells (noun.body)