Isotonic Definition

īsə-tŏnĭk
adjective
Having equal tension.
Webster's New World
Isosmotic.
American Heritage
Having the same osmotic pressure; esp., designating or of a salt solution having the same osmotic pressure as blood.
Webster's New World
Of or involving muscular contraction in which the muscle remains under relatively constant tension while its length changes.
American Heritage
Isosmotic.
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Origin of Isotonic

  • iso– Greek tonos tension tone –ic

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • iso- +‎ tonic

    From Wiktionary

Isotonic Sentence Examples

  • Isotonic contractions are distinctly different from isometric contractions, in that they occur with movement at the joint.

  • When someone says that they are performing isotonic exercise, it means that they are performing an exercise that involves muscle contraction against a constant load.

  • When I'm feeling bionic, I need isotonic When practical storage is needed, a locker bag's top seeded.

  • With this form of contraction, the muscle is allowed to shorten during an isotonic contraction.

  • Not many others are hypertonic solutions most saline nasal washes are isotonic.

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IISISO

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CICNIC

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