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Osmotic concentration,
formerly known as osmolarity, is the
measure of
solute concentration,
defined as the
number of
osmoles (Osm) of
solute per litre...
- diuresis,
leading eventually to
excessive water loss and hypernatremia. Any
osmotically active agent that is
filtered by the
glomerulus but not
reabsorbed causes...
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Osmotic pressure is the
minimum pressure which needs to be
applied to a
solution to
prevent the
inward flow of its pure
solvent across a semipermeable...
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Osmotic shock or
osmotic stress is
physiologic dysfunction caused by a
sudden change in the
solute concentration around a cell,
which causes a
rapid change...
- Malaterre, V; Ogorka, J; Loggia, N; Gurny, R (November 2009). "Oral
osmotically driven systems: 30
years of
development and
clinical use".
European Journal...
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Osmotic dilators are
medical implements used to
dilate the
uterine cervix by
swelling as they
absorb fluid from
surrounding tissue. They may be composed...
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Osmotic pressure is
defined as the
external pressure required to be
applied so that
there is no net
movement of
solvent across the membrane.
Osmotic pressure...
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Osmotic power,
salinity gradient power or blue
energy is the
energy available from the
difference in the salt
concentration between seawater and river...
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their gills in
contact with
seawater for gas exchange, they lose
water osmotically to the sea from gill cells. They
respond to the loss by
drinking large...
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Osmotic blistering is a
chemical phenomenon where two
substances attempt to
reach equilibrium through a semi-permeable membrane.
Water will flow from...
