hypertonicity

ˌhaɪpərtoʊˈnɪsɪti

hypertonicities

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Definition of hypertonicity - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

biology

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state of increased muscle tone

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Hypertonicity in the muscles can cause stiffness.

science

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extent a solution has higher osmotic pressure

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The hypertonicity of the solution was measured in the lab.

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Origin of hypertonicity

Greek, hyper (over) + tonos (tension)

Examples of hypertonicity in a sentence

Therapists work to reduce hypertonicity in affected limbs.
Researchers studied the hypertonicity in various solutions.
Hypertonicity affects the movement of water across cell membranes.

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French:tonus musculaire élevé, hypertonicité, ...
German:Muskelhypertonie, Hypertonizität, ...
Italian:ipertonicità, ...
Spanish:hipertonicidad, ...
Portuguese:hipertonicidade, ...
Chinese:肌肉紧张, 高渗透压, ...
Japanese:緊張亢進, 高張性, ...
Arabic:فَرْط التَّوَتُّر العَضَلِي, فرط التوتر, ...
Hebrew:הִיפֶּרְטוֹנִיּוּת, לַחַץ אוֹסְמוֹטִי גָּבוֹהַּ, ...
Russian:гипертоничность, осмотическое давление, ...
Ukrainian:гіпертонія, гіпертонічність, ...
Hindi:हाइपरटोनिसिटी, ...
Bengali:হাইপারটোনিসিটি, অধিকতর টনিকতা, ...
Catalan:hipertonía, hipertonicitat, ...
Czech:hypertonicita, ...
Danish:hypertonus, hypertonicitet, ...
Dutch:hypertonie, hypertoniciteit, ...
Greek:υπερτονικότητα, υπερωσμωτικότητα, ...
Hungarian:hipertónia, hipertonicitás, ...
Khmer:ភាពតានតឹងសាច់ដុំកើនឡើង, កម្រិតសម្ពាធអូស្មូសខ្ពស់ជាងនៃសូលុយស្យុង, ...
Korean:긴장 항진, 고장성, ...
Persian:هیپرتونیسیتی, فشار اسمزی بالا, ...
Polish:hipertonia, hipertoniczność, ...
Portuguese (BR):hipertonia, pressão osmótica elevada, ...
Romanian:hipertonicitate, presiune osmotică ridicată, ...
Swedish:hypertonicitet, ...
Thai:ภาวะกล้ามเนื้อตึง, ความเข้มข้นสูง, ...
Turkish:hipertonisite, ...
Vietnamese:tăng trương lực cơ, độ ưu trương, ...

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