Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The state of being hypertonic.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Extreme reflex irritability. Also called
hypertonicity and hypertonus.
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- noun medicine An
abnormal increase intightness ofmuscle tone , common incerebral palsy .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic
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Examples
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Signs and symptoms of Lithium toxicity such as hypertonia, hypothermia, cyanosis and ECG changes have been reported in some infants and neonates.
TreeHugger 2010
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Signs and symptoms of Lithium toxicity such as hypertonia, hypothermia, cyanosis and ECG changes have been reported in some infants and neonates.
TreeHugger 2010
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The term generally originates from spasticity, a medical condition characterised by hypertonia, or a high degree of muscle tightness.
SYNCHRONIZED SPAZ ATTACK - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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Anxiety and depression can also be symptoms of hypertonia.
Shallow Breathing, Its Effect On Health And A Simple Exercise. 2007
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Some doctors and researcher feel that hypertonia, the old term for chronic tension and stress, is the number one cause of hypertension (high blood pressure).
Shallow Breathing, Its Effect On Health And A Simple Exercise. 2007
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This Vodchyts G. has cured cardiac aneurysm and hypertonia of draftees Ales Kalita and Zmitser Zhaleznichenka.
Хартия'97 :: Новости из Беларуси - Белорусские новости - Республика Беларусь - Минск 2009
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These include: head injuries like skull fracture, whiplash injury and closed head injury metabolic disorders like hyperlipidemia, vitamin B12 deficiency and thyroid disorder ototoxicity to medications like aspirin presbycusis or hearing loss associated with age earwax impaction hypertonia or muscle tension circulatory problems like hypertension, atherosclerosis and malformation of capillaries
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Management Code, "chronic cyanide exposure is linked to demyelination, lesions of the optic nerve, ataxia, hypertonia, Leber's optic atrophy, goiters and depressed thyroid function."
Darwiniana 2008
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"Several central and autonomic nervous system findings, which included hypertonia, jitteriness or tremors, high-pitched cry, difficulty arousing, irritability, excessive suck, and hyperalertness, were noted more frequently on the initial physical examination in the cocaine-exposed cohort.
unknown title 2009
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