Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypertonia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-to-nia
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From New Latin hypertonia, from hyper- + Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos) + -ia. By surface analysis, hyper- + -tonia.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: hypertonia, τόνος

Usage

Inflected Forms

hypertonias (plural)

Synonyms

hypertonus hypertonicity

Questions

What does hypertonia mean?
An abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy.
Where does hypertonia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce hypertonia

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “hypertonia”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “hypertonia”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “hypertonia” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.