paratonia

English

Etymology

From para- +‎ -tonia. In the specific use, after French paratonie.[1]

Noun

paratonia (countable and uncountable, plural paratonias)

  1. (medicine) A form of hypertonia with an involuntary variable resistance (i.e. reduced ability of a muscle to stretch) during passive movement.

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References

  1. ^ “paratonia, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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