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English → English (gcide) Definition: Tonic spasm Tonic \Ton"ic\, a. [Cf. F. tonigue, Gr. ?. See Tone.] 1. Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (Phon.), applied to, or distingshing, a speech sound made with tone unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, such sounds, namely, the vowels and diphthongs, being so called by Dr. James Rush (1833) “ from their forming the purest and most plastic material of intonation.” [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to tension; increasing tension; hence, increasing strength; as, tonic power. [1913 Webster] 3. (Med.) Increasing strength, or the tone of the animal system; obviating the effects of debility, and restoring healthy functions. [1913 Webster] 4. (Med.) Characterized by continuous muscular contraction; as, tonic convulsions. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Tonic spasm. (Med.) See the Note under Spasm. [1913 Webster]

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