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| The tendency of molecules of a solvent to pass through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one, equalizing the concentrations on each side of the membrane. |
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| Having a lower osmotic pressure than a particular fluid, typically a body fluid or intracellular fluid. |
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| Having a higher osmotic pressure than a particular fluid, typically a body fluid or intracellular fluid. |
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| Denoting or relating to a solution having the same osmotic pressure as some other solution, esp. one in a cell or a body fluid. |
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| Become larger or rounder as a result of an accumulation of fluid. After too much water in a cell. |
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| The usual, average, or typical state or condition. |
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| Drooping or inelastic through lack of water. |
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| Swollen and distended or congested. |
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| Become or make smaller in size or amount; contract or cause to contract. |
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