Usually means: Abnormally high muscle tension, tone.
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▸ noun:  (medicine) An excessive level of muscle tone.

Similar:
hypertonia, hypotonia, paratonia, amyotonia, tetanism, amphotonia, amphotony, clonus, hypotonus, catatonus, more...

Opposite:
hypotonia, flaccidity, low muscle tone

Types:
spasticity, spasm, more...

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Similar:
hypertonia, hypotonia, paratonia, amyotonia, tetanism, amphotonia, amphotony, clonus, hypotonus, catatonus, more...

Opposite:
hypotonia, flaccidity, low muscle tone

Types:
spasticity, spasm, more...



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