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Submitted: 1487 days and 17 hours ago.
Category: Health
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Tonus refers to body or muscular tone. Muscle tone is the continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles. It helps maintain posture and is often present during REM sleep.

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Expert: Nurse Annie
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Answered: 2/22/2006

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