Medical term:
hyperisotonic
hyperisotonic
[hi″per-i″so-ton´ik]denoting a solution containing more than 0.45 per cent salt, in which exosmosis causes abnormal notching around the edges of erythrocytes (crenation).
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
hy·per·ton·ic
(hī'pĕr-ton'ik),1. Having a greater degree of tension. Synonym(s): spastic (1)
2. Having a greater osmotic pressure than a reference solution, which is ordinarily assumed to be blood plasma or interstitial fluid; more specifically, refers to a fluid in which cells shrink.
Synonym(s): hyperisotonic
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
hy·per·ton·ic
(hī'pĕr-tŏn'ik)1. Having a greater degree of tension.
Synonym(s): spastic (1) .
Synonym(s): spastic (1) .
2. Having a greater osmotic pressure than a reference solution, which is ordinarily assumed to be blood plasma or interstitial fluid; more specifically, refers to a fluid in which cells shrink.
Synonym(s): hyperisotonic.
Synonym(s): hyperisotonic.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
Latest Searches:
Whitman - whitlow - whitlockite - Whitfield - whitewater - Whiteside - whitepox - whiteleg - whiteheads - whitehead - whitegraft - whitecomb - White - whistling - whistle - whispering - whispered - whisper - whirlpool - whirling -
- Service manuals - MBI Corp