noun
- tonic quality or condition.
- the state of bodily tone.
- Physiology. the normal elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc., by which the tone of the system is maintained.
noun
- the state, condition, or quality of being tonic
- physiol another name for tonus
n.
- Normal firmness or functional readiness in body tissues or organs.
- The sustained partial contraction of resting or relaxed muscles.
- The osmotic pressure or tension of a solution, usually relative to that of blood.