HYPERTONIA

hypertonia, hypertonus, hypertonicity

(noun) (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

hypertonia (countable and uncountable, plural hypertonias)

(medicine) An abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy.

Source: Wiktionary



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8 February 2025

STATE

(noun) the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; “the state has lowered its income tax”


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