Hypotonus and Hypertonia

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Hypotonus noun - (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic.

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Hypertonia is an antonym for hypotonus.

Hypertonia noun - (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic.

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Hypotonus is an antonym for hypertonia.

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Hypertonia and Hypotonus. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hypotonus/hypertonia

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