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catatonia vs tonicity

tonicity vs catatonia

catatonia and tonicity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
catatonia Yes No No No
tonicity Yes No No No
As nouns, tonicity is a hypernym of catatonia; that is, tonicity is a word with a broader meaning than catatonia:
  • catatonia: extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia
  • tonicity: the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
Other hypernyms of catatonia include tone, tonus.
catatonia (noun) tonicity (noun)
a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia
Difference between catatonia and tonicity

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