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Definition of Hypertonic

1. Adjective. (of living tissue) in a state of abnormally high tension. "Hypertonic muscle tissue"

2. Adjective. (of a solution) having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution.

Definition of Hypertonic

1. Adjective. (context: of a solution) having a greater osmotic pressure than another ¹

2. Adjective. (anatomy) having a very high muscular tension; spastic ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hypertonic

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Hypertonic

1. Of a fluid, sufficiently concentrated to cause osmotic shrinkage of cells immersed in it. Note that a mildly hyperosmotic solution is not necessarily hypertonic for viable cells, that are capable of regulating their volumes by active transport. See: hypotonic, isotonic. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypertonic

hyperthymism hyperthymization hyperthyrea hyperthyrion hyperthyroid hyperthyroid heart hyperthyroidism hyperthyroxinaemia hypertime hypertimes

hypertolerance hypertolerances hypertonia hypertonia polycythemica hypertonias hypertonic (current term) hypertonic bladder hypertonic solution hypertonic solutions hypertonicities

hypertonicity hypertonus hypertoroid hypertoroids hypertrees hypertrichiasis hypertrichophrydia hypertrichosis hypertrichosis lanuginosa hypertrichosis partialis

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