Hypertonia

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Pathology The state of being hypertonic.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Extreme reflex irritability. Also called hypertonicity and hypertonus.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    tonicity    tone    tonus