Difference between revisions of "tonus"

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	|lexical category=noun		|lexical category=noun
	|etymology=Greek <i>tonos</i>, stretching		|etymology=Greek <i>tonos</i>, stretching
−	|definition=1. The normal, maintained nerve impulse traffic.	+	|definition=1. The normal, maintained [[nerve]] impulse traffic.
	2. The normal prolonged steady [[contracture]] of [[muscle fibers]].		2. The normal prolonged steady [[contracture]] of [[muscle fibers]].

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tonus also tone (noun; Greek tonos, stretching): 1. The normal, maintained nerve impulse traffic.

2. The normal prolonged steady contracture of muscle fibers.