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muscle tone
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | muscle tone - normal tonicity of the muscles; "exercise improves muscle tone"muscular tonustonicity, tonus, tone - the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity" |
muscle tone
muscle tone[′məs·əl ‚tōn] (physiology) tonus muscle tone
mus·cle tone (mŭs'ĕl tōn) 1. The internal state of muscle-fiber tension within individual muscles and muscle groups. 2. Degree of muscle tension or resistance during rest or in response to stretching.
See also: hypertonia, hypotonia (3) Muscle toneAlso termed tonus; the normal state of balanced tension in the tissues of the body, especially the muscles.Mentioned in: Contracturestonus A state of partial contraction present in a muscle in its passive state as, for example, when the eye is in the physiological position of rest. Syn. muscle tone. See resting state of accommodation; physiological position of rest; tonic vergence.Patient discussion about muscle toneQ. what sort of diet should I take to tone up my muscle and to lose fat in my body? Is steroid a good idea? A. as williams41 say- it's a BAD idea... steroids wil damage your body immune system and can get you more prone to bacterial/virus/fungal attacks. it also have unhealthy side effects that one of them is distribution of fat in the face area that can be unpleasant. so consider your steps... More discussions about muscle tonemuscle tone
Related to muscle tone: Low muscle toneSynonyms for muscle tonenoun normal tonicity of the musclesSynonymsRelated Words |