normoton

English translation: normotonic

16:08 Apr 23, 2021
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
German term or phrase: normoton
Sentence to be translated:
Die paravertebrale Muskulatur ist symmetrisch und normoton.

English:
The paravertebral musculature is symmetrical and normal.

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Naomi Rodgers
Germany
Local time: 08:42
English translation:normotonic
Explanation:
I think Mair's last reference is wrong. Normotensive (normotensiv in German) means having high blood pressure.

Medical Definition of normotonic
: relating to or characterized by normal tone or tension
a normotonic muscle
http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/normotonic#:~:text=: ...
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philgoddard
United States
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4 +5normotonic
philgoddard
3normotensive
Mair A-W (PhD)


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normotonic


Explanation:
I think Mair's last reference is wrong. Normotensive (normotensiv in German) means having high blood pressure.

Medical Definition of normotonic
: relating to or characterized by normal tone or tension
a normotonic muscle
http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/normotonic#:~:text=: ...


philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 111
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Reena Cohn (X): support normotonic, see also: http://physiocorrect.blogspot.com/2013/11/hypertonic-vs-norm... – however, normotensive BP is normal BP ;-)
14 mins
  -> Sorry, slip of the brain. I deleted my first answer for that reason, and then replaced it with exactly the same mistake!

agree  Ioana-Leda Costea-Nicolae: Yes, it means normal muscle tone, Romanian uses the exact same word as German, ”normoton”
16 hrs

agree  uyuni: https://books.google.de/books?id=nqFmuMIDCGoC&pg=PA113&lpg=P...
17 hrs

agree  Lirka: yes, but agree with Reena re. normal BP
1 day 1 min

agree  Brent Sørensen
1 day 16 hrs
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