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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
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