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Definition of Hypertonicity

1. Noun. (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a higher osmotic pressure than some other.

2. Noun. (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic.

Definition of Hypertonicity

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Medical Definition of Hypertonicity

1. Synonym: hypertonia. 2. An increased effective osmotic pressure of body fluids. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypertonicity

hyperthyrea hyperthyroid hyperthyroid hyperthyroidism hyperthyroidism hyperthyroid heart hyperthyroxinaemia hypertonia hypertonia hypertonias

hypertonia polycythemica hypertonic hypertonic hypertonicities hypertonicity (current term) hypertonicity (current term) hypertonic bladder hypertonic solution hypertonic solutions hypertonus

hypertrichiasis hypertrichophrydia hypertrichosis hypertrichosis lanuginosa hypertrichosis partialis hypertrichosis universalis hypertriglyceridaemia hypertriglyceridemia hypertroph hypertrophia

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