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myotonia vs tonicity

tonicity vs myotonia

myotonia and tonicity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
myotonia Yes No No No
tonicity Yes No No No
As nouns, tonicity is a hypernym of myotonia; that is, tonicity is a word with a broader meaning than myotonia:
  • myotonia: abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction
  • tonicity: the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
Other hypernyms of myotonia include tone, tonus.
myotonia (noun) tonicity (noun)
abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
Difference between myotonia and tonicity

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