Etymology

paratonia

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Today it means: A form of hypertonia with an involuntary variable resistance (i.e. reduced ability of a muscle to stretch) during passive movement. Full definition →

French paratonie
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  1. French · derived fromparatonie
  2. English todayparatonia

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

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