Hyperosmotic vs. Hypertonic

Hyperosmoticadjective

hypertonic

Hyperosmoticadjective

Relating to hyperosmolarity

Hyperosmoticadjective

Relating to hyperosmosis

Hypertonicadjective

(of a solution) having a greater osmotic pressure than another

Hypertonicadjective

(anatomy) having a very high muscular tension; spastic

Hypertonicnoun

Having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution; - of an aqueous solution. Increasing the concentration of dissolved solids increases the osmotic pressure, and thus the tonicity of a solution. Opposite of hypotonic and contrasting with isotonic.

Hypertonicnoun

Having an osmotic pressure greater than that of blood plasma, which is approximately that of a 0.2 normal solution of sodium chloride. Cells taken from a medium of normal physiological osmolality and placed in a hypertonic medium will shrink.

Hypertonicnoun

in a state of abnormally high tension; - of muscle.

Hypertonicadjective

(of living tissue) in a state of abnormally high tension;

Hypertonicadjective

(used of solutions) having the same or equal osmotic pressure

Hypertonicadjective

having a higher osmotic pressure than a particular fluid, typically a body fluid or intracellular fluid.

Hypertonicadjective

of or in a state of abnormally high muscle tone.