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MUSCLE TONE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Normal tonicity of the muscles
Example:
exercise improves muscle tone
Synonyms:
muscle tone; muscular tonus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("muscle tone" is a kind of...):
tone; tonicity; tonus (the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli)
Context examples:
The clinical manifestations include changes in the muscle tone, dyskinesia, and akinesia.
(Extrapyramidal Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
Generally used to increase smooth muscle tone, Bethanechol is used to treat reflux esophagitis and to initiate urination after surgery, in urinary infections, or for enlarged prostate.
(Bethanechol Chloride, NCI Thesaurus)
Regulating diverse physiologic functions (cardiac rate and contractility, smooth muscle tone, sedation, release of neurotransmitters, platelet function, lipolysis, renal function, white blood cell function, and spermatozoal capacitation), adenosine receptors modulate the activity of neuronal populations, platelets, neutrophils, and mast cells, and smooth muscle cells in bronchi and vasculature.
(Adenosine Receptor, NCI Thesaurus)
The test is administered at one and five minutes after birth and allows for the assignation of numerical values between zero and two for specific observations regarding skin color, pulse rate, reflex irritability, muscle tone and breathing.
(Apgar Test, NCI Thesaurus)
