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Hypertonic vs Hypertonia - What's the difference?

hypertonic | hypertonia |

As an adjective hypertonic

is (of a solution) having a greater osmotic pressure than another.

As a noun hypertonia is

(medicine) an abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy.

hypertonic

English

(wikipedia hypertonic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (of a solution) having a greater osmotic pressure than another
  • (anatomy) having a very high muscular tension; spastic

    • Antonyms

    * hypotonic

    See also

    * isotonic

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    hypertonia

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia hypertonia)
  • (medicine) An abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy.
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