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osmotic

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Pertaining to, or having the property of, osmose; as, osmotic force.

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osmotic pressure Source: Internet

Albumin is the main protein in plasma, and it functions to regulate the colloidal osmotic pressure of blood. Source: Internet

A large part of the shifted extracellular potassium would have been lost in urine because of osmotic diuresis. Source: Internet

Both of these antidiuretic hormones work together to maintain water levels in the body that would normally be lost due to the osmotic stress of the arid environment. Source: Internet

Cells can deal with even larger osmotic changes by accumulating osmoprotectants such as betaines or trehalose in their cytosol. Source: Internet

Because of the excess sugar alcohol (polyol), the lens imbibes water, causing osmotic imbalance. Source: Internet

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