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hypotonus vs tonicity

tonicity vs hypotonus

hypotonus and tonicity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hypotonus Yes No No No
tonicity Yes No No No
As nouns, tonicity is a hypernym of hypotonus; that is, tonicity is a word with a broader meaning than hypotonus:
  • hypotonus: (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 hypotonus include tone, tonus.
hypotonus (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 hypotonus and tonicity

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