tonicity
/tə(ʊ)ˈnɪsɪti
/noun [mass noun]
1Muscle tone.There, Robert can treat himself to a personalised ‘gentlemen's programme ’, which offers a series of treatments to revive his tonicity, balance and energy.
2 Linguistics The pattern of tones or stress in speech.
3 Biology The state of a solution in respect of osmotic pressure: the tonicity of the fluid...
- 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.