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tonus
This term is primarily used in medical, physiological, and neurological contexts to describe the baseline level of tension in a muscle or biological system. It differs from "tone" in that "tonus" is the more technical, Latinate term preferred in clinical reports and academic research to describe the physiological state of partial contraction.
Because it refers to a specific physiological state or quality of tension, it is treated as an uncountable noun. It is rarely pluralized in professional medical literature, as it describes a condition of the system rather than a discrete object.
Meanings
The continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles of the body.
Examples
Maintaining arterial tonus is critical for stability.
Neurological damage often alters resting muscle tonus.
Neurological damage often alters resting muscle tonus.