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[ noun ] normal tonicity of the muscles

Synonyms

muscular_tonus

Examples

"exercise improves muscle tone"

Used in print

(E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)

Although in both emotions sympathetic symptoms are present , different autonomic somatic patterns underlie aggression and anxiety , respectively , as indicated by the rate of the excretion of the catecholamines , the state of the muscle_tone , and the Mecholyl_test .

Related terms

tonicity

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