Medical Definition of Osmotherapy

1. Dehydration by means of intravenous injections of hypertonic solutions of sodium chloride, dextrose, urea, mannitol, or other osmotically active substances, or by oral administration of glycerine, isosorbide, glycine, etc.; used in the treatment of cerebral oedema and increased intracranial pressure. Origin: osmosis + therapy (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Osmotherapy

osmoresistant
osmoresponsive
osmose
osmosed
osmosensation
osmosensing
osmosensitive
osmosensitivity
osmosensor
osmosensors
osmoses
osmosing
osmosis
osmosity
osmote
osmotherapy (current term)
osmotic
osmotic diuresis
osmotic diuretics
osmotic fragility
osmotic nephrosis
osmotic pressure
osmotic shock
osmotica
osmotically
osmoticum
osmotolerance
osmous
osmund
osmunda

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