Look up: osmoregulation

1. Osmoregulation
   (Humans as organisms) process of keeping a constant amount of water and salts in the blood
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2. Osmoregulation
   Regulation of the salt concentration in cells and body fluids.
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3. osmoregulation
   Processes by which a cell regulates its internal osmotic pressure. These may include water transport, ion accumulation or loss, synthesis of osmotically active substances such as glycerol in the alga Dunaliella , activation of membrane ATPases etc.
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4. osmoregulation
   <biochemistry, physiology> Processes by which a cell regulates its internal osmotic pressure. These may include water transport, ion accumulation or loss, synthesis of osmotically active substances such as glycerol in the alga Dunaliella, activation of membrane ATPases etc. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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5. osmoregulation
   (oz″mo-reg″u-la´shәn) adjustment of internal osmotic pressure of a simple organism or body cell in relation to that of the surrounding medium. adj., osmoreg´ulatory., adj.
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6. osmoregulation
   in biology, maintenance by an organism of an internal balance between water and dissolved materials regardless of environmental conditions. In many ... [6 related articles]
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7. osmoregulation
   osmoregulation Control of the volume and composition of body fluids.
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8. osmoregulation
   Process whereby the water content of living organisms is maintained at a constant level. If the water balance is disrupted, the concentration of salts will be too high or too low, and vital functions, such as nerve conduction, will be adversely affected. In mammals, loss of water by evaporation is c...
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9. osmoregulation
   The regulation of the movement of water by osmosis into and out of cells; the maintenance of water balance within the body.
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10. Osmoregulation
    `Osmoregulation` is the active regulation of the osmotic pressure of an organism`s fluids to maintain the homeostasis of the organism`s water content; that is it keeps the organism`s fluids from becoming too diluted or too concentrated. Osmotic pressure is a measure of the tendency of water to move ...
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