hyperosmolarityn.
/ˌhʌɪpərɒzməʊˈlarɪti/ Medicine.
The condition (in a bodily fluid, esp. serum) of having abnormally high osmotic pressure; also, the condition (in an individual) of having such serum.
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redounding?1541
suppression1583
glut1597
fluctuation1620
grumousness1676
stasis1745
remora1782
hyperosmolarity1947
hyperosmolality1959
1947 Amer. Jrnl. Dis. Child. 74 684 The less the ability of the kidney to excrete urine of high solute content, the more readily hyperosmolarity of the body fluid develops.
1958 Jrnl. Chronic Dis. 7 1 The ultimate effect of hyperosmolarity of serum is dehydration of cells.
1963 Lancet 20 Apr. 891/1 We saw a patient with marked hyperosmolarity, due to an unusually high plasma-sodium, dehydration, and moderate ketonuria, but no loss of consciousness.
1965 Neurology XV. 205/1 Hyperosmolarity secondary to hypernatremia in various clinical states is known to be associated with severe neurological disturbances.
Derivatives
hyperosˈmolar adj. of, exhibiting, or associated with hyperosmolarity.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered secretion > [adjective] > disorders of fluid secretions
repletional?a1425
redounding?1541
hyperosmolar1953
1953 Amer. Jrnl. Med. 15 185/1 After discontinuance of pitressin the hyperosmolar state promptly recurred.
1966 Lancet 26 Mar. 679/2 Eight patients with hyperosmolar non-ketoacidotic diabetic coma were new diabetics with an average age of 63 years.
1972 Science 19 May 815 Malone et al. stated that severe hyperosmolar dehydration could be responsible for the entire galactose toxicity syndrome. However, we have concluded..that hyperosmolality per se is not the major factor responsible.
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