First Known Use: 1891
Dictionary
isotonic
adjective iso·ton·ic \ˌī-sə-ˈtä-nik\
Definition of ISOTONIC
1
: of, relating to, or being muscular contraction in the absence of significant resistance, with marked shortening of muscle fibers, and without great increase in muscle tone — compare isometric
2
: isosmotic —used of solutions
— iso·ton·i·cal·ly \-ni-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
— iso·to·nic·i·ty \-tō-ˈni-sə-tē\ noun
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Origin of ISOTONIC
International Scientific Vocabulary
Rhymes with ISOTONIC
catatonic, cosmogonic, diachronic, diatonic, disharmonic, electronic, embryonic, epigonic, hegemonic, histrionic, homophonic, Housatonic, hypersonic, infrasonic, inharmonic, macaronic, megaphonic, microphonic, monophonic, monotonic, nonionic, nucleonic, pentatonic, pharaonic, philharmonic, plate-tectonic, polyphonic, quadraphonic, semitonic, skeletonic, Solomonic, supersonic, supertonic, telephonic, thermionic, ultrasonic
Medical Dictionary
isotonic
adjective iso·ton·ic \ˌī-sə-ˈtän-ik\
Medical Definition of ISOTONIC
1
: of, relating to, or exhibiting equal osmotic pressure <isotonic solutions>—compare hypertonic 2, hypotonic 2
2
: of, relating to, or being muscular contraction in the absence of significant resistance, with marked shortening of muscle fibers, and without great increase in muscle tone—compare isometric 2
—iso·ton·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
—iso·to·nic·i·ty \-tō-ˈnis-ət-ē\ noun, plural iso·to·nic·i·ties
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