Definition of tonicity in English:
tonicity
noun tə(ʊ)ˈnɪsɪtitoʊˈnɪsədi
mass noun1Muscle tone.
Example sentencesExamples
- There, Robert can treat himself to a personalised ‘gentlemen's programme ’, which offers a series of treatments to revive his tonicity, balance and energy.
2Linguistics
The pattern of tones or stress in speech.
3Biology
The state of a solution in respect of osmotic pressure.
the tonicity of the fluid
Example sentencesExamples
- It is because the solution has the same tonicity as blood.
- As the electrolytes shift out of the cells, fluid shifts into the cells so that the tonicity matches that of the extracellular space.
- Antidiuretic hormone, which is secreted in response to stimuli such as changes in blood volume, tonicity, and blood pressure, is the primary regulator of body water.
- Betaine is one of several compounds used by cells to regulate osmotic pressure and has been recognized as an important osmolyte that maintains cellular tonicity.
- Hyponatremia in association with normal tonicity is a laboratory phenomenon.