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hypotonicity
hy·po·ton·ic H0370900 (hī′pō-tŏn′ĭk)adj.1. Having less than normal tone or tension, as of muscles or arteries.2. Chemistry Having the lower osmotic pressure of two solutions.
hy′po·to·nic′i·ty (-tə-nĭs′ĭ-tē) n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | hypotonicity - (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a lower osmotic pressure than some otherosmotic pressure - (physical chemistry) the pressure exerted by a solution necessary to prevent osmosis into that solution when it is separated from the pure solvent by a semipermeable membranehypertonicity - (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a higher osmotic pressure than some other | | 2. | hypotonicity - (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonichypotonia, hypotonustonicity, tonus, tone - the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity"hypertonia, hypertonus, hypertonicity - (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic |
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hy·po·to·nic·i·ty (hī'pō-tō-nis'i-tē), 1. Synonym(s): hypotonia2. A decreased effective osmotic pressure. hypotonicity ↓ Muscle tone; limp muscleshy·po·to·nic·i·ty (hī'pō-tō-nis'i-tē) 1. Synonym(s): hypotonia. 2. A decreased effective osmotic pressure.
Synonym(s): low muscle tone. hypotonicity
Related to hypotonicity: hypertonicitySynonyms for hypotonicitynoun (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a lower osmotic pressure than some otherRelated WordsAntonymsnoun (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonicSynonymsRelated WordsAntonyms- hypertonia
- hypertonus
- hypertonicity
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