Associations to the word «Tonicity»

Wiktionary

TONICITY, noun. (medicine) The normal presence of tone or tension in a muscle or organ; tonus
TONICITY, noun. (sciences) The ability of a solution to exert an osmotic pressure upon a membrane

Dictionary definition

TONICITY, noun. The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity".

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras