Look up: Isotonic

1. Isotonic
   Having the same overall concentration of dissolved substances as a given reference solution
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2. isotonic
   [adj] - relating to or characterized by the equal intervals of the well-tempered scale 2. [adj] - (physiology) of two or more muscles 3. [adj] - used of solutions
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3. isotonic
   Denoting a liquid exerting the same osmotic pressure or chemical potential of water (water potential) as another liquid with which it is being compared.
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4. isotonic
   isotonic solution. Refers to solutions that have equal osmotic pressure.
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5. Isotonic
   Having the same salinity as body fluids.
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6. isotonic
   Solution in which body cells can be bathed without a new flow of water across the semipermeable cell membrane(1);solution having the same tonicity as some other solution with which it is compared,such as physiologic salt solution and the blood serum(2) Category: General • the condition w...
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7. Isotonic
   Having the same osmotic pressure.
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8. isotonic
   Of a fluid, having a concentration that will not cause osmotic volume changes of cells immersed in it. Note that an isotonic solution is not necessarily isosmotic. See hypotonic, hypertonic.
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9. Isotonic
   I`so·ton'ic adjective [ Iso- + tonic .] Having or indicating, equal tones, or tension. Isotonic system (Mus.) , a system consisting of intervals, in which each concord is alike tempered, and in which there are twelve equal semitones.
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10. isotonic
    <physiology> A biological term denoting a solution in which body cells can be bathed without a net flow of water across the semipermeable cell membrane. Also, denoting a solution having the same tonicity as some other solution with which it is compared, such as physiologic salt solution and the blood serum. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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11. isotonic
    isosmotic adjective (used of solutions) having the same or equal osmotic pressure
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12. isotonic
    adjective relating to or characterized by the equal intervals of a musical scale; `isotonic tuning`
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13. isotonic
    adjective of two or more muscles; having equal tension
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14. isotonic
    (i″so-ton´ik) of equal tension. denoting a solution in which body cells can be bathed without net flow of water across the semipermeable cell membrane; also, denoting a solution having the same tonicity as another solution with which it is compared. See also osmosis. maintaining uniform...
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15. Isotonic
    • (a.) Having or indicating, equal tones, or tension.
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16. isotonic
    (iso- + Gr. tonos tone) a biological term denoting a solution in which body cells can be bathed without a net flow of water across the semipermeable cell membrane. Also, denoting a solution having the same tonicity as some other solution with which it is compared, such as physiologic salt solution and the blood serum.
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17. isotonic
    isotonic 1. A muscle exercise in which the muscles remain under relatively constant tension; such as, when lifting weights or when doing other exercises. 2. A biological term denoting a solution in which body cells can be bathed without a net flow of water across the semipermeable cell membrane. It...
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18. isotonic
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ī′sō-ton′ik Definitions: 1. Relating to isotonicity or isotonia. 2. Having equal tension; denoting solutions possessing the same osmotic pressure; more specifically, limited to solutions in which cells neither swell nor shrink. Thus, a solution that is...
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19. isotonic
    Term applied to two solutions with equal solute concentrations.
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20. Isotonic
    The term `isotonic` may refer to; :*Isotonic solutions have equal osmotic pressure: ::*Such as in cell biology when an isotonic environment happens when an equal concentration exists inside and outside the cell
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21. Isotonic
    (exercise physiology) In an `isotonic` contraction, tension remains unchanged and the muscle`s length changes. Lifting an object at a constant speed is an example of isotonic contractions. A near isotonic contraction is known as Auxotonic contraction. There are two types of isotonic contracti...
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