Look up: hypertonia

1. Hypertonia
   The excessive tone of skeletal muscles and the muscles' resistance to stretching.
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2. Hypertonia
   increased muscle tone, which typically occurs with an upper motorneuron lesion
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3. 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...
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4. hypertonia
   Or hypertony n, pl. Hypertonias or hypertonies: hypertonicity. N. Pathology: increased rigidity, tension and spasticity of the muscles. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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5. hypertonia
   (hi″pәr-to´ne-ә) abnormally increased tonicity, such as of skeletal muscles or the walls of arteries.
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6. hypertonia
   or hypertony n, pl. hypertonias or hypertonies : hypertonicity. n. Pathology: increased rigidity, tension and spasticity of the muscles.
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7. 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.
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8. hypertonia
   Type: Term Pronunciation: hī′pĕr-tō′nē-ă Definitions: 1. Extreme tension of the muscles or arteries. Synonyms: hypertonicity1
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9. Hypertonia
   The excessive tone of skeletal muscles and the muscles' resistance to stretching.
   Found on http://www.swicancer.org/glossary/Defaul
   
   
10. Hypertonia
    | ICD9 = , | ICDO = | OMIM = | MedlinePlus = | eMedicineSubj = | eMedicineTopic = | MeshID = D009122 | --> `Hypertonia` is a condition marked by an abnormal increase in muscle tension and a reduced ability of a muscle to pages=241-->--> in the central nervous system, which carry information from ...
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