tonicity

Definition of Tonicity in English :

1. tone, tonicity, tonus

the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli

Example Sentences:
'the doctor tested my tonicity'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Tonicity

noun

1.

the state, condition, or quality of being tonic

2. physiology another name for tonus

noun

the quality or condition of having good or normal muscular tone

n. pl. to·nic·i·ties

1. Normal firmness or functional readiness in body tissues or organs.

2. The sustained partial contraction of resting or relaxed muscles.