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hypotonia vs tonicity

tonicity vs hypotonia

hypotonia and tonicity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hypotonia Yes No No No
tonicity Yes No No No
As nouns, tonicity is a hypernym of hypotonia; that is, tonicity is a word with a broader meaning than hypotonia:
  • hypotonia: (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic
  • tonicity: the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
Other hypernyms of hypotonia include tone, tonus.
hypotonia (noun) tonicity (noun)
(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
Difference between hypotonia and tonicity

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