isotonicallyadv.
/ʌɪsəʊˈtɒnɪkəli/ Physiology.
Under isotonic conditions (see isotonic adj. 3).
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peristaltically1858
isometrically1920
isotonically1953
1953 A. Szent-Györgyi Chem. Physiol. Contraction in Body & Heart Muscle ix. 52 Fig. 8..sums up the experience..on a widely varied material, registered both isotonically and isometrically, excited in different ways.
1970 Nature 16 May 656/1 The muscular activity was recorded isotonically on a kymograph.
1971 A. C. Guyton Basic Human Physiol. vii. 77/2 Muscles can contract both isometrically and isotonically in the body, but most contractions are actually a mixture of the two.
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