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Keywords: Skeletal, Slight, Constant, Absence, Intentionally

Related Terms: Atony, Clonus, Contracture, Convulsion , Cramp, Musculocutaneous, Spasm, Spastic, Spasticity, Tetany, Tone, Twitch, Skeletal Muscle, Hypotonia, Muscular Dystrophy, Extensor Muscle, Flaccidity, Hypertonia, Fasciculations, Myoclonus, Myopathy, Blepharospasm, Myotonia, Spastic Paralysis, Dystonia, Botox, Isometric Contraction, Isotonic Contraction, Contractures, Convulsions, Involuntary Muscle, Trismus, External Sphincter, Concentric Contraction, Muscle Tone, Clonic, Fasciculation, Myokymia, Muscle Spasm, Isometric, Stretch Reflex, Voluntary Muscle, Muscle Tissue, Eccentric Muscle Contraction, Striated Muscle, Muscle Cramp, Muscle Strain, Muscle Cramps / Twitching, Hypertonicity, Spasmodic Dysphonia

The low level of contraction in a muscle not being intentionally contracted.

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slight, constant contraction of skeletal muscles.

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Muscle firmness in the absence of a voluntary contraction.

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Condition in which muscle is in a constant yet slight state of contraction and appears firm.

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A characteristic of muscle when it is under constant nerve stimulation.

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Force generated by skeletal muscle in the absence of conscious contraction.

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