tonus

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtəʊnəs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tō′nəs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
to•nus  (tō′nəs),USA pronunciation n. [Physiol.]
  1. a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
  • Greek tónos tone
  • Neo-Latin, special use of Latin tonus
  • 1875–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tonus / ˈtəʊnəs/
  1. the normal tension of a muscle at rest; tone
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin, from Greek tonos tone
'tonus' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
electrotonus - phototonus - ton - tone - tonicity - vagotonia

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