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paratonia

paratonia noun: a form of hypertonia with an involuntary variable resistance (i.e. reduced ability of a muscle to stretch) during passive movement.

Noun

paratonia (countable and uncountable, plural paratonias)

  1. A form of hypertonia with an involuntary variable resistance (i.e. reduced ability of a muscle to stretch) during passive movement.
    Synonyms:
    gegenhalten

Synonyms of paratonia

Forms of paratonia

pluralparatonias

Origin of paratonia

From para- + -tonia. In the specific use, after French paratonie.

Words formed from paratonia

Questions about paratonia

What does paratonia mean?
Paratonia means a form of hypertonia with an involuntary variable resistance (i.e. reduced ability of a muscle to stretch) during passive movement.
What part of speech is paratonia?
Paratonia is a noun.
What is the plural of paratonia?
The plural of paratonia is paratonias.

Words near paratonia in the dictionary

  1. paratomically
  2. paratomy
  3. paratone
  4. paratones
  5. Paratong
  6. paratonia
  7. paratonias
  8. paratonic
  9. paratonically
  10. paratope
  11. paratopes

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