isotonic

adjective iso·ton·ic \ˌī-sə-ˈtä-nik\

Definition of ISOTONIC

: 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

: isosmotic —used of solutions

— iso·ton·i·cal·ly \-ni-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

— iso·to·nic·i·ty \-tō-ˈni-sə-tē\ noun

Origin of ISOTONIC

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1891

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

: of, relating to, or exhibiting equal osmotic pressure <isotonic solutions>—compare hypertonic 2, hypotonic 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