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  1. muscle tonus

    In physiology, medicine, and anatomy, muscle tone (residual muscle tension or tonus) is the continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles, or the muscle's resistance to passive stretch during resting state. It helps to maintain posture and declines during REM sleep.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Muscle Tonus

    The state of activity or tension of a muscle beyond that related to its physical properties, that is, its active resistance to stretch. In skeletal muscle, tonus is dependent upon efferent innervation. (Stedman, 25th ed)

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of muscle tonus in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of muscle tonus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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