- muscular tonus
- мышечный тонус
English-Russian dictionary of medicine. Г.Ю. Бельман, А.Е. Бойков. 2015.
English-Russian dictionary of medicine. Г.Ю. Бельман, А.Е. Бойков. 2015.
muscular tonus — noun normal tonicity of the muscles exercise improves muscle tone • Syn: ↑muscle tone • Hypernyms: ↑tonicity, ↑tonus, ↑tone … Useful english dictionary
Tonus — To nus, n. [L. a sound, tone. See {Tone}.] (Physiol.) Tonicity, or tone; as, muscular tonus. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tonus — noun the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli the doctor tested my tonicity • Syn: ↑tonicity, ↑tone • Ant: ↑atonicity (for: ↑tonicity) … Useful english dictionary
muscular tissue — noun animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells • Syn: ↑muscle • Derivationally related forms: ↑muscular (for: ↑muscle) • Members of this Topic: ↑tonicity, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
tonus — n. normal response to stimuli; muscular spasm … Dictionary of difficult words
Duchenne muscular dystrophy — Classification and external resources Histopathology of gastrocnemius muscle from patient who died of pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy, Duchenne type. Cross section of muscle shows extensive replacement of muscle fibers by adipose cells … Wikipedia
myotony — Muscular tonus or tension. SYN: myotone. [myo + G. tonos, tension] … Medical dictionary
Edmund Jacobson — (b. April 22, 1888 in Chicago; d. January 1983 in Chicago) was a US American physician in internal medicine and psychiatry and a physiologist. He was the founder of the Progressive Muscle Relaxation and of Biofeedback.He was the son of Morris… … Wikipedia
tone — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French tun, ton, from Latin tonus tension, tone, from Greek tonos, literally, act of stretching; akin to Greek teinein to stretch more at thin Date: 14th century 1. vocal or musical sound of a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
muscle tone — noun normal tonicity of the muscles (Freq. 1) exercise improves muscle tone • Syn: ↑muscular tonus • Hypernyms: ↑tonicity, ↑tonus, ↑tone … Useful english dictionary
Joey Deacon — Joseph John Joey Deacon (24 May 1920 3 December 1981) was a British author and television personality.BiographyJoeseph Joey Deacon was born with severe cerebral palsy, a neurological condition which left him with a muscular spastic pattern ,… … Wikipedia