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tonus - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'tonus' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Tonus [ n.]
- Tonicity, or tone; as, muscular tonus.

Meaning of 'tonus' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . tonus [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
Example in sentence:
  • the doctor tested my tonicity