tonicity

[ toh-nis-i-tee ]
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noun
  1. tonic quality or condition.

  2. the state of bodily tone.

  1. Physiology. the normal elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc., by which the tone of the system is maintained.

Origin of tonicity

1
First recorded in 1815–25; tonic + -ity

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British Dictionary definitions for tonicity

tonicity

/ (təʊˈnɪsɪtɪ) /


noun
  1. the state, condition, or quality of being tonic

  2. physiol another name for tonus

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