entonic
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἔντονος (éntonos, “strained”), from τείνω (teínō).
Adjective
[edit]entonic (comparative more entonic, superlative most entonic)
- (medicine) Having great tension, or exaggerated action.[1]
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 1839, Robley Dunglison, “ENTONIC”, in Medical Lexicon. A New Dictionary of Medical Science, […], 2nd edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, successors to Carey and Co., →OCLC:
- “entonic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.