syneresis /syn·er·e·sis/ (sĭ-ner´ĕ-sis) a drawing together of the particles of the dispersed phase of a gel, with separation of some of the disperse medium and shrinkage of the gel.
syneresis
syneresis (siner´
sis),
syn·er·e·sis (s -n r -ss)n. pl. syn·er·e·ses (-s  z ) The contraction of a gel, as a blood clot, and the exudation of part of its liquid component. |
syneresis
[siner′əsis]
Etymology: Gk, syn + hairein, to draw
the drawing together or coagulation of particles of a gel with separation from the medium in which the particles were suspended, such as occurs in blood clot retraction.
syneresis (siner´
sis),n a process by which a fluid exudate forms on the surface of a hydrocolloid gel, even when the gel is in water or in a humid atmosphere. It is accompanied by shrinkage of the gel.
syneresis
a drawing together of the particles of the disperse phase of a gel, with separation of some of the disperse medium and shrinkage of the gel. Occurs in the shrinkage of the gel of the vitreous with release of fluid.
syneresis
A degenerative shrinkage of the vitreous humour in which the gel breaks into liquid-filled particles, which coalesce and render it partially or completely fluid. It occurs in elderly individuals and may precede vitreous detachment. See synchisis scintillans; vitreous detachment.
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