-tonia

Word Origin

a combining form with the meaning “muscle tension, nerve tension,” as specified by the initial element (hypertonia); used also in the formation of words that denote more generally a personality type or personality disorder (catatonia; somatotonia).

Origin

see tone, -ia

Related Words

catatonia
dystonia
hypertonia
myotonia
vagotonia

-tonia
noun combining form

ETYMOLOGY New Latin, from tonus

: condition or degree of tonus
myotonia

-tonia|ˈtəʊnɪə|also anglicized as -tony,terminal element [f. Gr. τόν-ος tone n. + -ia¹] with the sense ‘tone, condition’ in terms in Med., as hypotonia, sympathicotonia.

-to·nia
\ˈtōnēə\ noun combining form
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin, from tonus + -ia -y
: condition or degree of tonus
< hypotonia >
< somatotonia >

词汇	-tonia
词根词缀	AHD Dictionary.com MWCD OED Webster -tonia suff.（后缀） Degree or state of tonicity: 表示“紧张的程度或状态”： myotonia. 肌强直语源 New Latin 现代拉丁语 from Latin tonus * see tone 源自拉丁语 tonus 参见 tone* -tonia Word Origin 1 a combining form with the meaning “muscle tension, nerve tension,” as specified by the initial element (hypertonia); used also in the formation of words that denote more generally a personality type or personality disorder (catatonia; somatotonia). Origin see tone, -ia Related Words catatonia dystonia hypertonia myotonia vagotonia -tonia noun combining form ETYMOLOGY New Latin, from tonus : condition or degree of tonus myotonia -tonia\|ˈtəʊnɪə\|also anglicized as -tony,terminal element [f. Gr. τόν-ος tone n. + -ia¹] with the sense ‘tone, condition’ in terms in Med., as hypotonia, sympathicotonia. -to·nia \ˈtōnēə\ noun combining form (-s) Etymology: New Latin, from tonus + -ia -y : condition or degree of tonus < hypotonia > < somatotonia >
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