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osmotic,
adj pertaining to osmosis.
osmotic pressure,
n See pressure, osmotic.
osmotic
emanating from or pertaining to the pressure of osmosis.
osmotic concentration
concentration of osmotically active particles in solutions.
osmotic fragility
the susceptibility of red blood cells to hemolyze in hypotonic saline solutions; may be used as a test of red cell fragility when a series of increasing concentrations is used. See also erythrocyte fragility.
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