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antitension en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin tēnsiōder. Middle French tensionbor. English tension English antitension From anti- + tension.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Countering muscular tension.
    • The patient is urged to wear antitension tapes for 6 months or even longer if cessation of tape application at that time is followed by any widening of the scar. 1977, Clinics in Plastic Surgery, volume 4, number 2, page 271: