hypotonicity

hy·po·ton·ic

 (hī′pō-tŏn′ĭk)

adj.

1. Having less than normal tone or tension, as of muscles or arteries.

2. Chemistry Having the lower osmotic pressure of two solutions.

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hy′po·to·nic′i·ty (-tə-nĭs′ĭ-tē) n.

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Noun	1.	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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Translations

Hypotonie