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hypertonicity

9.9

Extra strong muscle tightness that makes movement hard

noun
/ˌhaɪpərtəˈnɪsɪti/

Specialized

: hipertonía

The physical therapist worked on relieving the hypertonicity in the patient's muscles after the injury.

Examples

Manipulation for simple facet syndrome is designed to open the facet joints, restore motion, relax associated hypertonicity of the muscles, and allow joint irritation to subside.

Academic text (1997)
Excessive hypertonicity can result in limited movement and muscle cramps during physical therapy.
After several sessions, the treatment noticeably decreased the hypertonicity that caused the patient's discomfort.

Synonyms

hypertonus

vshypertonicity

Specialized

9.9

A condition where muscles are too tight and hard to move

focuses on an unusually high degree of muscle tension

hypertonia

vshypertonicity

Specialized

9.8

Too much muscle tightness that makes movement difficult

emphasizes high muscle tension rather than movement resistance

Antonyms

hypotonicity

Specialized

9.9

A condition where muscles are too relaxed and feel loose

How Tense

hypertonicity

Specialized

9.9

muscle tone

Specialized

8 3.4

hypotonicity

Specialized

9.9

Surface Forms

hypertonicity singular

hypertonicities plural

Morphology

hypertonicity = hypertonic (semi-transparent) = hyper + tone + ic + ity

The noun is a regular nominalization of hypertonic, but the medical sense is specialized enough that many learners would not fully infer it from the parts alone.

Etymology

Hypertonicity comes from the prefix hyper- meaning 'over' or 'too much' and tone meaning 'tension' or 'muscle tightness'. So hypertonicity is when muscles are 'too tense', making them stiff and hard to move.