hypertonia
hy·per·to·nia
noun
1.
(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic
Origin
From New Latin hypertonia, from hyper- + Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos) + -ia. By surface analysis, hyper- + -tonia.
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