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Hypertonia
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Hypertonia
The excessive tone of skeletal muscles and the muscles' resistance to stretching. Found op http://www.swicancer.org/glossary/Default.xhtml
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Hypertonia
Hypertonia is a condition marked by an abnormal increase in muscle tension and a reduced ability of a muscle to stretch. It is caused by lesions to upper motor neurons in the central nervous system, which carry information from the central nervous system to the muscles and control posture, muscle t... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertonia
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Hypertonia
increased muscle tone, which typically occurs with an upper motorneuron lesion Found op http://www.medicalneuroscience.com/neuro_glossary.html
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Hypertonia
Hypertonia: Increased tightness of muscle tone. Untreated hypertonia can lead to loss of function and deformity. Treatment is by physical and/or occupational therapy, and in some cases muscle relaxant medication. Injections of botulism toxin (botox) are a recent treatment for chronic hypertonia in c... Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=3850
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hypertonia
Or hypertony n, pl. Hypertonias or hypertonies: hypertonicity. N. Pathology: increased rigidity, tension and spasticity of the muscles. ... (18 Nov 1997) ... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?hypertonia
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hypertonia
(hi″pәr-to´ne-ә) abnormally increased tonicity, such as of skeletal muscles or the walls of arteries. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
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hypertonia
or hypertony n, pl. hypertonias or hypertonies : hypertonicity. n. Pathology: increased rigidity, tension and spasticity of the muscles. Found op http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/DIC/dictio41.html
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hypertonia
hypertonia, hypertonias, hypertony, hypertonies 1. Increased rigidity, tension, and spasticity of the muscles. 2. The condition (in muscle or muscular tissue) of being hypertonic. 3. A condition of excessive tone of the skeletal muscles; increased resistance of muscle to passive stretching. Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2161/
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hypertonia
Type: Term Pronunciation: hī′pĕr-tō′nē-ă Definitions: 1. Extreme tension of the muscles or arteries. Synonyms: hypertonicity1 Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=42673
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Hypertonia
The excessive tone of skeletal muscles and the muscles' resistance to stretching. Found op http://www.swicancer.org/glossary/Default.xhtml
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hypertonia
1) Hypertonicity 2) Hypertonus 3) Tone 4) Tonicity 5) Tonus Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/hypertonia/1
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