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TONUS
tonicity, tonus, tone
(noun) the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; “the doctor tested my tonicity”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tonus (countable and uncountable, plural tonuses)
(biology) tonicity; tone
Anagrams
• Notus, Tuson, noust, nouts, nutso, snout
Source: Wiktionary
To"nus, n. Etym: [L. a sound, tone. See Tone.] (Physiol.)
Definition: Tonicity, or tone; as, muscular tonus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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