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Hypertonia Moderate

Hypertonia has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic

2

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

See Also
tone abnormal muscle cerebral palsy paratonia tightness amphotony cogwheeling
Related Terms
Antonyms
hypotonus hypotonicity hypotonia
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
tonicity
Rhyming Words
nia ania inia amnia xania xenia sania nenia mania rania hania sonia ionia munia pania bonia vania bania dynia tonia
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