tonicity : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: tonicity	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for tonicity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tonicity n the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity" Synonym(s): tonicity, tonus, tone Antonym(s): amyotonia, atonia, atonicity, atony
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tonicity \Tonic"ity\, n. (Physiol.) The state of healthy tension or partial contraction of muscle fibers while at rest; tone; tonus.