Definition of "hypertonicity" [hypertonicity]

• The condition of being hypertonic (noun)

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• "They list such benefits as alleviating pain and reducing inflammation; reducing hypertonicity of muscles; improving joint and muscle function; and reducing and relieving skin irritation, cutaneous lesions with neurodermatitis and psoriasis."
• "In addition to muscle weakness, many children have spasticity or hypertonicity in the muscles of the weaker side."
• "Microarray profiling of wild type worms exposed to non-lethal hypertonicity identified a suite of genes that were also regulated by infection."