paratonic

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adjective

Relating to paratonia.

OriginFrench paratonique ← German paratonisch →
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Meanings

adjectiveparatonic (comparative more paratonic, superlative most paratonic)

comparative more paratonic · superlative most paratonic

  1. medicineRelating to paratonia.

    A primary symptom in Parkinsonism, but also manifest at higher levels, as gegenhalten (paratonic rigidity), catatonic rigidity, hysterical rigidity, and neurotic rigidities and obstinacies.

    1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
  2. biologyRetarding a plant's growth.
  3. human sciencesRelating to paratones.

Origin

  1. Germanparatonisch
  2. Frenchparatonique
  3. Englishparatonic

From para- + tonic. In specific use in the medical sense, after French paratonique. In the botanical sense, after German paratonisch.

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APA

paratonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paratonic

MLA

“paratonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paratonic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paratonic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paratonic.

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