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What does hypertonicity mean?

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Noun
  1. the condition of being hypertonic
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The hypothesis of the study was that acupuncture would reduce muscle hypertonicity in children with cerebral palsy.
At baseline, all patients had hypertonicity of the pelvic floor muscles, which was confirmed by manometry.
In conditions of volume depletion or hypertonicity, secretion of antidiuretic hormone is stimulated, water is reabsorbed, and a concentrated urine is excreted.
Perineal biofeedback may be particularly effective when there is presumed hypertonicity of the pelvic floor muscles.
Infant colic is characterized by excessive and inconsolable crying, hypertonicity, and wakefulness, mainly in the evening.
A number of avian species use nasal salt glands, alongside their kidneys, to control hypertonicity in their blood plasma.

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