osmotically

Adverb

Meaning

by means of osmosis

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ADH causes a reabsorption of water from the lumen of the nephron to the extracellular fluid osmotically. Source: Internet

Sodium thiopental, and the barbiturate class of drugs, decrease neuronal activity and therefore decrease the production of osmotically active metabolites, which in turn decreases swelling. Source: Internet

Fresh water is more dilute than the internal fluids of fish, however, so freshwater fish gain water osmotically through their gills. Source: Internet

Salt water is less dilute than these internal fluids, so saltwater fish lose large quantities of water osmotically through their gills. Source: Internet

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