Hypertonia
NeurologyImportant
Abnormally increased muscle tone, presenting as spasticity from upper motor neuron lesions or rigidity from basal ganglia disease such as Parkinson's.
Korean
근긴장증
근육의 긴장도가 비정상적으로 높아진 상태.
French
Hypertonie
Tonus ou tension musculaire anormalement augmenté.
Word parts
hyper-Prefix(Greek) Above, excesston/oRoot(Greek) Tone, tension, pressure-iaSuffix(Latin) Condition, state