muscle tone

collocation in English

meaningsofmuscleandtone

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muscle
noun
uk
/ˈmʌs.əl/
us
/ˈmʌs.əl/
one of many tissues in the body that can tighten and relax to ...
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tone
noun
uk
/təʊn/
us
/toʊn/
a quality in the voice that expresses the speaker's feelings or thoughts, often towards the person being ...
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(Definition ofmuscleandtonefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmuscle tone

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One patient presented with seizures, and one presented with significant decreasedmuscletone.
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Oralmuscletonedeficiency may also facilitate bacterial adherence or increase the potential for nasopharygeal damage.
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During early infancy, the public health nurses discussedmuscletone, protective reflexes and head control.
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These artists probably do show increasedmuscletoneand muscle strength to hold their postures.
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The results demonstrated that measurable abnormalmuscletonewas present in 36% of these patients.
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Oralmuscletonedeficiencies were related to speech and pronounciation problems, snoring, mouth breathing and sleep dribbling.
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This is not the case in catatonic patients, who often show either normal or even decreasedmuscletone.
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Themuscletonein her abdomen was weak, so that her sound-suppor t was weak and inconsistent.
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Themuscletonewas increased and the arms and legs showed bursts of intense twitching, accompanied by observable behavior.
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Resonance at the wrist demonstrated by the use of a torque motor: an instrumental analysis ofmuscletonein man.
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A history of oralmuscletonedeficiency was significantly more likely to reported by the parents of child cases.
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It is caused by loss ofmuscletoneand quality.
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Other brainstem neurons (not shown) send descending projections to the spinal cord to influencemuscletoneand activity across the sleep-wake cycle.
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Somehow, assessment is integrated at every visit, starting from the first visit at home: what kind ofmuscletonethe baby has and such things.
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In case of a newborn baby, you always check on the child'smuscletoneand how the child uses hands and feet while lying down.
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It is, of course, worth remembering that obese people tend to undertake less physical activity, which in turn will lead to poorermuscletone.
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Lastly, this study it is the first which suggests that a history of oralmuscletonedeficiency is a risk factor for meningococcal disease.
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The items assess such behaviors as habituation to visual, auditory, and tactile stimulation; orientation towards visual and auditory stimuli; alertness,muscletone, irritability, activity, and consolability.
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Posture support mechanisms are appropriate for any individual having weak muscles or poormuscletone and would be assigned to the person for as long as was needed.
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This creates a decrease inmuscletone.
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Special techniques can changemuscletoneand increase flexibility.
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Upper extremitymuscletoneand strength are normal.
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