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Synchrony vs Tonicity - What's the difference?

synchrony | tonicity |

As nouns the difference between synchrony and tonicity

is that synchrony is synchronicity, the state of two or more events occurring at the same time while tonicity is the normal presence of tone or tension in a muscle or organ; tonus.

synchrony

English

Noun

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  • synchronicity, the state of two or more events occurring at the same time.

    • tonicity

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia tonicity) (tonicities)
  • (medicine) The normal presence of tone or tension in a muscle or organ; tonus
  • (sciences) The ability of a solution to exert an osmotic pressure upon a membrane

    • Related terms

    *hypertonic *hypotonic *isotonic