hypotonus

Questions about hypotonus

What does hypotonus mean?

hypotonus means "(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic".

How many syllables are in hypotonus?

hypotonus has 4 syllables and divides as hy-po-to-nus under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for hypotonus?

Close synonyms include hypotonia, hypotonicity. 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 hypotonus?

The recorded antonyms are hypertonus.

Is hypotonus a common word?

hypotonus is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.