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hypotonicity

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hy·po·ton·ic  (hp-tnk)
adj.
1. Pathology Having less than normal tone or tension, as of muscles or arteries.
2. Chemistry Having the lower osmotic pressure of two fluids.
hypo·to·nici·ty (-t-ns-t) n.
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Noun1.hypotonicity - (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a lower osmotic pressure than some other
osmotic pressure - (physical chemistry) the pressure exerted by a solution necessary to prevent osmosis into that solution when it is separated from the pure solvent by a semipermeable membrane
hypertonicity - (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a higher osmotic pressure than some other
2.hypotonicity - (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic
hypotonia, hypotonus
tonicity, tonus, tone - the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity"
hypertonia, hypertonus, hypertonicity - (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic
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