单词 | hypotonic |
释义 | hypotonic[ hahy-puh-ton-ik ] / ˌhaɪ pəˈtɒn ɪk / adjectivePhysiology. (of tissue) having less than the normal tone. Physical Chemistry. noting a solution of lower osmotic pressure than another solution with which it is compared (opposed to hypertonic).Compare isotonic (def. 1). Origin of hypotonicFirst recorded in 1890–95; hypo- + tonic OTHER WORDS FROM hypotonichy·po·to·nic·i·ty [hahy-poh-toh-nis-i-tee], /ˌhaɪ poʊ toʊˈnɪs ɪ ti/, nounWords nearby hypotonichypothymia, hypothymic, hypothymism, hypothyroidism, hypotonia, hypotonic, hypotoxicity, hypotrachelium, hypotrich, hypotrichosis, hypotrophy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hypotonicBritish Dictionary definitions for hypotonichypotonic / (ˌhaɪpəˈtɒnɪk) / adjectivepathol (of muscles) lacking normal tone or tension (of a solution) having a lower osmotic pressure than that of a specified, generally physiological, solutionCompare hypertonic, isotonic Derived forms of hypotonichypotonicity (ˌhaɪpətəˈnɪsɪtɪ), nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for hypotonichypotonic [ hī′pō-tŏn′ĭk ] adj.Having less than normal tone or tension, as of muscles or arteries. Having a lower osmotic pressure than a reference solution. Other words from hypotonichy′po•to•nic′i•ty (-tə-nĭs′ĭ-tē) n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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