Medical term:
hypertonic
hypertonic
[hi″per-ton´ik]1. pertaining to or characterized by an increased tonicity or tension.
2. having an osmotic pressure greater than that of the solution with which it is compared.
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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
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hypertonic
(hī′pər-tŏn′ĭk)adj.
1. Physiology Having extreme muscular or arterial tension.
2. Chemistry Having the higher osmotic pressure of two solutions.
hy′per·to·nic′i·ty (-tə-nĭs′ĭ-tē) n.
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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.
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hypertonic
Of a solution having a higher concentration of membrane-impermeable particles than normal extracellular fluid.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
hypertonic
see HYPOTONIC.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
hy·per·ton·ic
(hī'pĕr-ton'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.
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