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hypertonia

hypertonia

9.8
Too much muscle tightness that makes movement difficult
  • noun
  • /ˌhaɪpərˈtoʊniə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hipertonía
  • The patient's muscles were stiff due to hypertonia, making movement difficult.

Examples

  • Children with cerebral palsy often experience hypertonia in their limbs.

  • Physical therapy can help manage symptoms of hypertonia in recovering stroke patients.

  • The patient was diagnosed with hypertonia after the examination.

  • Children with hypertonia may struggle with motor skills.

  • Children with cerebral palsy often experience hypertonia, which increases resistance when they try to move their limbs.

  • Physical therapy can help manage the symptoms of hypertonia, improving mobility in patients with muscle stiffness.

  • The patient's hypertonia caused their muscles to remain tense, resulting in difficulty with everyday movements.

Synonyms

hypertonicity
vshypertonia
  • Specialized
9.9

Extra strong muscle tightness that makes movement hard

is the standard clinical term for that increased muscle tone condition
hypertonus
vshypertonia
  • Specialized
9.9

A condition where muscles are too tight and hard to move

is the same medical condition expressed more generally as a diagnosis

Antonyms

hypotonia
  • Specialized
9.9

Low muscle tension that makes muscles feel floppy and weak

How Tense

hypertonia
  • Specialized
9.8
muscle tone
  • Specialized
8 3.4
hypotonia
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

hypertonia singular
hypertonias plural

Morphology

hypertonia = hyper + ton + ia

The prefix hyper- clearly signals excess, but the remaining medical root for muscle tone is not a common standalone English word, so the full meaning is only partly predictable.

Etymology

The word hypertonia comes from Greek parts hyper- meaning 'over' or 'too much' and ton- meaning 'tension' or 'tone', like tone in your muscles. So hypertonia is when the muscles have 'too much' tension and feel stiff.