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tonic immobility

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006403

An induced response to threatening stimuli characterized by complete loss of muscle strength.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-006403
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
Synonymsanimal hypnosis; death feigning; playing possum; thanatosis; tonic immobilization
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoanimal behavior
TranslationsSpanish: inmovilidad tónica
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006403",
  "term": "tonic immobility",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "An induced response to threatening stimuli characterized by complete loss of muscle strength.",
  "synonyms": [
    "animal hypnosis",
    "death feigning",
    "playing possum",
    "thanatosis",
    "tonic immobilization"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "animal behavior"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "inmovilidad tónica"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/tonic-immobility/"
}

Record 6,403 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.