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paratonias

paratonias is the plural of paratonia.

Meaning of paratonia

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

Questions about paratonias

What is paratonias the plural of?
Paratonias is the plural of paratonia.

Words near paratonias in the dictionary

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

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