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osmotaxis
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the movement of cells as affected by the density of the liquid containing them.
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osmotherapy
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treatment by the intravenous injection of hypertonic solutions to produce dehydration.
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osmotic c.
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a factor, φ, which corrects for the deviation in the behavior of a solute in question from ideal behavior defined by the ideal gas equation as applied to osmotic pressure.
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osmotic d.
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diarrhea resulting from the presence of osmotically active nonabsorbable solutes, e.g., magnesium sulfate, in the intestine.
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osmotic d.’s
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diuretics such as mannitol that are filtered at the glomerulus and reabsorbed in the renal tubule only to a limited extent; they thus increase the amount of osmotically active solute in the urine with a corresponding increase in urine volume, and increase the osmolality of plasma. They also increase diffusion of water from the intraocular and cerebrospinal fluids and so are often used for reducing the pressure and volume of these fluids.
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