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hypotonia vs tonus

tonus vs hypotonia

hypotonia and tonus both are nouns.

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

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