Medical term:
Hypertonia
hypertonia
[hi″per-to´ne-ah]abnormally increased tonicity, as of skeletal muscles or the walls of arteries.
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hy·per·to·ni·a
(hī'pĕr-tō'nē-ă),Extreme tension of the muscles or arteries.
Synonym(s): hypertonicity (1)
[hyper- + G. tonos, tension]
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hypertonia
(hī′pər-tō′nē-ə)n. Physiology
The state of being hypertonic.
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hy·per·to·ni·a
(hī'pĕr-tō'nē-ă)Extreme tension of the ocular muscles or arteries as seen in glaucoma.
[hyper- + G. tonos, tension]
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hypertonia
Increased muscle tension (tone).Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
Hypertonia
Having excessive muscular tone.
Mentioned in: Adrenoleukodystrophy
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hy·per·to·ni·a
(hī'pĕr-tō'nē-ă)Extreme tension of the muscles or arteries.
[hyper- + G. tonos, tension]
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