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Word: Tonus
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from Latin, from Greek tonos ‘tension’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtəʊnəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the constant low-level activity of a body tissue, especially muscle tone
Short Definition:constant low-level activity of body tissue
Examples:- increased tonus of the muscles about the eye
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