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osmoregulation
(redirected from Osmoregulatory mechanisms)

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osmoregulation /os·mo·reg·u·la·tion/ (-reg″u-la´shun) adjustment of internal osmotic pressure of a simple organism or body cell in relation to that of the surrounding medium.osmoreg´ulatory
os·mo·reg·u·la·tion (zm-rgy-lshn, s-)
n.
The maintenance of an optimal constant osmotic pressure in the body of a living organism.
osmo·regu·la·tory (-l-tôr) adj.
osmoregulation
[-reg′yəlā′shən]
Etymology: Gk, ōsmos, impulse; L, regula, rule
the act of influencing or controlling the speed and extent of osmosis.
osmoregulation
adjustment of internal osmotic pressure of a simple organism or body cell in relation to that of the surrounding medium.


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