myotasis

myotasis
Stretching of a muscle. [myo- + G. tasis, a stretching]

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my·ot·a·sis (mi-otґə-sis) [myo- + Gr. tasis stretching] stretching of muscle.

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  • myotasis — n. [Gr. mys, muscle; tasis, tension] Muscular tonicity or tension …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • myotasis — noun A stretching of muscle …   Wiktionary

  • myotatic — Relating to myotasis. * * * myo·tat·ic .mī ə tat ik adj relating to or involved in a muscular stretch reflex * * * myo·tat·ic (mi″o tatґik) performed or induced by stretching or extending a muscle …   Medical dictionary

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