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osmostat /os·mo·stat/ (oz´mo-stat″) the regulatory centers that control the osmolality of the extracellular fluid.

osmostat [oz´mo-stat″]

the regulatory centers that control the osmolality of the extracellular fluid.

osmostat

the regulatory centers that control the osmolality of the extracellular fluid.

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No references found			This week's report of the appeal included many details which hadn't come out at the original trial, facts which indicated that the osmostat, which regulates salt, was not working normally. It's what wasn't said that is vital by The Journal (Newcastle, England) But the Gays called on evidence that a rare condition - a reset osmostat - may have been to blame for the high level of sodium in his body. THANKS; Couple's joy as they're cleared of salt killing after 4 years by The Mirror (London, England) The mechanism is called osmostat and scientists don't know quite why it happens but from time to time it resets, so it tells the body that higher levels of sodium are safe when in fact, of course, they are not. We didn't kill boy of three by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)			osmo- osmoceptors osmol Osmolagnia osmolal osmolal gap osmolal solution osmolality osmolar osmolar solution osmolarity osmole osmology osmometer osmometry Osmone-Clarke procedure osmophiles osmophilic osmophobia osmophore osmoreceptor osmoreceptor cell osmoregulation osmose osmosis osmostat Osmotherapy osmotic osmotic diarrhea osmotic diuresis osmotic fragility osmotic pressure osmotic shock osmotic transfection OspA vaccine Osphranter robustus osphresio- osphresiology osphresis osphretic osprey OSPT oss- ossa ossa cordis osse(o)- ossein osselets osseo- osseocartilaginous osseofibrous			OSMOS OSMOSA osmose osmose osmose Osmose Inverse Osmose Productions Osmose Productions osmosed osmosed osmoses osmoses osmoses osmoses osmosing osmosing osmosis osmosis osmosis osmosis osmosis Osmosis demonstration Osmosis demonstration Osmosis demonstration Osmosis demonstration Osmosis in plant cells Osmosis in plant cells Osmosis in plant cells Osmosis in plant cells Osmosis Jones Fanlisting osmostat Osmotaxis Osmotherapy osmotic osmotic osmotic osmotic Osmotic Adjustment osmotic cathartic osmotic cathartic osmotic cathartic osmotic concentration osmotic concentration osmotic d osmotic d osmotic d osmotic d's osmotic d's osmotic d's Osmotic demyelination syndrome osmotic diarrhea osmotic diarrhea osmotic diarrhea Osmotic diuresis Osmotic diuresis Osmotic diuresis Osmotic diuretic Osmotic diuretic Osmotic diuretic osmotic diuretics osmotic diuretics

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