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How to say: hypertonic

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US accent

/hˌaɪpɚtˈɑːnɪk/

UK accent

/hˌaɪpətˈɒnɪk/

Definition

Definition — (of living tissue) in a state of abnormally high tension

e.g. “hypertonic muscle tissue”

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