hypertonus

Questions about hypertonus

What does hypertonus mean?

hypertonus means "(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic".

How many syllables are in hypertonus?

hypertonus has 4 syllables: hy-per-to-nus. The stress falls on "per".

What is another word for hypertonus?

Close synonyms include hypertonia, hypertonicity. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of hypertonus?

The recorded antonyms are hypotonus.

Is hypertonus a common word?

hypertonus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.