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hypertonicity

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hypertonicity /hy·per·to·nic·i·ty/ (-to-nis´i-te) the state or quality of being hypertonic.
hypertonicity
the state or quality of being hypertonic.

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The hypertonicity of the Dead Sea solution may have a positive effect on the physiology of the nasal mucosa by improving mucociliary clearance.
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