tonus

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tonus (“a sound, tone”). See tone.

noun

  1. (biology) tonicity; tone
    muscular tonus
    Dr. H. S. Sullivan, for example, is known to many for his acute understanding of the postural tonuses of his patients. 1956, Personal character and cultural milieu: a collection of readings

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