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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6 May 2025

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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