Hypotonia is an English word with synonyms like tonus or tone. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Hypotonia in a sentence
Hypotonia meaning
- A state of reduced pressure of the intraocular fluid.
- An abnormal loss of muscle tone.
Synonyms of Hypotonia
Using Hypotonia
- The main meaning on this page is: A state of reduced pressure of the intraocular fluid. | An abnormal loss of muscle tone.
- Useful related words include: hypotonus, hypotonicity, tonicity, tonus.
- In the example corpus, hypotonia often appears in combinations such as: and hypotonia.
Context around Hypotonia
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hypotonia
- In this selection, "hypotonia" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, include, mixed and low stand out and add context to how "hypotonia" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include eyes and hypotonia low muscle and hypertonia and hypotonia mixed with. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hypotonia" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hypotonia
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The most characteristic early signs are nystagmus (rapid, involuntary, rhythmic motion of the eyes) and hypotonia (low muscle tone). (19 words)
Athetoid main Athetoid cerebral palsy or dyskinetic cerebral palsy is mixed muscle tone — hypertonia and hypotonia mixed with involuntary motions. (20 words)
More aspects seen in a clinical overview include hypotonia and abnormal neurologic function, hypogonadism, developmental and cognitive delays, hyperphagia and obesity, short stature, and behavioral and psychiatric disturbances. (28 words)
More aspects seen in a clinical overview include hypotonia and abnormal neurologic function, hypogonadism, developmental and cognitive delays, hyperphagia and obesity, short stature, and behavioral and psychiatric disturbances. (28 words)
Athetoid main Athetoid cerebral palsy or dyskinetic cerebral palsy is mixed muscle tone — hypertonia and hypotonia mixed with involuntary motions. (20 words)
The most characteristic early signs are nystagmus (rapid, involuntary, rhythmic motion of the eyes) and hypotonia (low muscle tone). (19 words)
Example sentences (3)
Athetoid main Athetoid cerebral palsy or dyskinetic cerebral palsy is mixed muscle tone — hypertonia and hypotonia mixed with involuntary motions.
More aspects seen in a clinical overview include hypotonia and abnormal neurologic function, hypogonadism, developmental and cognitive delays, hyperphagia and obesity, short stature, and behavioral and psychiatric disturbances.
The most characteristic early signs are nystagmus (rapid, involuntary, rhythmic motion of the eyes) and hypotonia (low muscle tone).
Common combinations with hypotonia
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: