paratonic
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paratonic (comparative more paratonic, superlative most paratonic)
- (medicine) Relating to paratonia.
- 1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings:
- A primary symptom in Parkinsonism, but also manifest at higher levels, as gegenhalten (paratonic rigidity), catatonic rigidity, hysterical rigidity, and neurotic rigidities and obstinacies.
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paratonic (not comparable)
- (linguistics) Relating to paratones.
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paratonic (comparative more paratonic, superlative most paratonic)