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adj - (of living tissue) in a state of abnormally high tension
adj - (of a solution) having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution
Having extreme muscular or arterial tension.
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Pathology Having extreme muscular or arterial tension. |
Chemistry Having the higher osmotic pressure of two solutions. |
Having a higher osmotic pressure than a particular fluid, typically a body fluid or intracellular fluid. |
Of or in a state of abnormally high muscle tone. |
(of living tissue) in a state of abnormally high tension |
(of a solution) having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution |
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Tonicity is a measure of the effective osmotic pressure gradient, as defined by the water potential of two solutions separated by a semipermeable membrane. In other words, tonicity is the relative concentration of solutes dissolved in solution which determine the direction and extent of diffusion. It is commonly used when describing the response of cells immersed in an external solution. * Unlike osmotic pressure, tonicity is influenced only by solutes that cannot cross the membrane, as only these exert an effective osmotic pressure. Solutes able to freely cross the membrane do not affect tonicity because they will always be in equal concentrations on both sides of the membrane. It is also a factor affecting imbibition. * There are three classifications of tonicity that one solution can have relative to another: hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonic. |