hypertonus

Questions about hypertonus

What is another word for hypertonus?

It depends which hypertonus you mean. In the sense “(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic”, the synonyms are hypertonia, hypertonicity. Across all 1 sense there are 2 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of hypertonus?

The recorded antonym is hypotonus. Opposites are sense-specific too: this page shows which meaning each one is the opposite of, because a word rarely has a single opposite that holds for all of its senses.

Where do the synonyms for hypertonus come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of hypertonus

• Full entry for hypertonusAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for hypertonusWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
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