-
dissociation of
osmotically active material (osmoles of
solute particles) per unit
volume of solution. This
value allows the
measurement of the
osmotic pressure...
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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...
- 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 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, also
known as
hygroscopic dilators, are
medical implements used to
dilate the
uterine cervix by
swelling as they
absorb fluid from surrounding...
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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...
- to do work.
Osmotic pressure is
defined as the
external pressure required to
prevent net
movement of
solvent across the membrane.
Osmotic pressure is...
-
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...
- An
osmotic coefficient ϕ {\displaystyle \phi } is a
quantity which characterises the
deviation of a
solvent from
ideal behaviour,
referenced to Raoult's...
