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Meaning of "hypotonic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HYPOTONIC

hypotonic  [ˌhaɪpəˈtɒnɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HYPOTONIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hypotonic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HYPOTONIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tonicity

Tonicity is a measure of the effective osmotic pressure gradient of two solutions separated by a semipermeable membrane. It is commonly used when describing the response of cells immersed in an external solution. Unlike osmotic pressure, tonicity is influenced only by solutes that cannot cross the membrane, as only these exert an effective osmotic pressure. Solutes able to freely cross the membrane do not affect tonicity because they will always be in equal concentrations on both sides of the membrane. There are three classifications of tonicity that one solution can have relative to another. The three are hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonic.

Definition of hypotonic in the English dictionary

The definition of hypotonic in the dictionary is lacking normal tone or tension.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HYPOTONIC


auxotonic
ˌɔːksəˈtɒnɪk
catatonic
ˌkætəˈtɒnɪk
cratonic
krəˈtɒnɪk
diatonic
ˌdaɪəˈtɒnɪk
heptatonic
ˌhɛptəˈtɒnɪk
homotonic
ˌhɒməˈtɒnɪk
hypertonic
ˌhaɪpəˈtɒnɪk
megatonic
ˌmeɡəˈtɒnɪk
monotonic
ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪk
myotonic
ˌmaɪəˈtɒnɪk
Neo-Platonic
ˌniːəʊpləˈtɒnɪk
opisthotonic
əˌpɪsθəˈtɒnɪk
orthotonic
ˌɔːθəˈtɒnɪk
paratonic
ˌpærəˈtɒnɪk
pentatonic
ˌpɛntəˈtɒnɪk
Platonic
pləˈtɒnɪk
stratonic
strəˈtɒnɪk
supertonic
ˌsuːpəˈtɒnɪk
tonic
ˈtɒnɪk
vagotonic
ˌveɪɡəˈtɒnɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HYPOTONIC

hypothesiser
hypothesist
hypothesize
hypothesizer
hypothetic
hypothetical
hypothetical imperative
hypothetical syllogism
hypothetically
hypothetico-deductive
hypothetise
hypothetize
hypothymia
hypothyroid
hypothyroidism
hypotonia
hypotonicity
hypotrochoid
hypotyposes
hypotyposis

WORDS THAT END LIKE HYPOTONIC

architectonic
atonic
cardiotonic
dystonic
electronic
electrotonic
epitonic
excitonic
geotectonic
Indian tonic
isotonic
ketonic
leptonic
Miltonic
photonic
phytoplanktonic
planktonic
plutonic
protonic
syntonic
Teutonic

Synonyms and antonyms of hypotonic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hypotonic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HYPOTONIC

Find out the translation of hypotonic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hypotonic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hypotonic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

低渗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hipotónica
570 millions of speakers

English

hypotonic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hypotonic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ناقص التوتر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гипотоническая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hipotônica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hypotonic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hypotonique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hipotonik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hypotone
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

低張の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

저장성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hypotonic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giảm trương lực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹைபோடோனிக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हायपोटीक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hipotonik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ipotonica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hipotoniczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гипотоническая
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hipoton
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποτονικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hipotoniese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hypotonisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hypoton
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hypotonic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HYPOTONIC»

The term «hypotonic» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.301 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HYPOTONIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hypotonic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HYPOTONIC»

Discover the use of hypotonic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hypotonic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Principles of Medical Physiology
In such conflicting situations volume overrides tonicity, i.e., the effects of volume prevail over those of tonicity. Hence, the increased plasma volume would suppress thirst and ADH leading to the excretion of large volumes of hypotonic urine ...
Sabyasachi Sircar, 2008
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Infusion Nursing: An Evidence-based Approach
Dextrose 5% solution becomes hypotonic when dextrose is metabolized. The solution should be used cautiously in patients with renal and cardiac disease because of the increased risk of fluid overload (Kraft, 2000). Isotonic solutions are  ...
Mary Alexander, Judy Hankins, 2009
3
Intravenous Infusion Therapy for Nurses: Principles & Practice
The rate of administration of hypotonic infusions must be carefully controlled to prevent water from hemolyzing RBCs (rupture). Figure 60 illustrates how hemolysis occurs when RBCs are placed in hypotonic free water, with water passing from ...
Dianne L. Josephson, 2004
4
Maternity Nursing Care
Hypotonic labor tends to occur during the latent or active phase of labor. The client experiences ... Recent concerns have been voiced regarding epidural administration as a contributing cause of hypotonic labor patterns. Current studies do not ...
Lynna Littleton-Gibbs, Joan Engebretson, 2004
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Medical-surgical Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!
Hypotonic fluids are those fluids that have an osmolality less than 275 mOsm/kg. Examples of hypotonic fluids include: • half-normal saline solution • 0.33% sodium chloride solution • dextrose 2.5% in water. It makes a cell swell Hypotonic  ...
‎2008
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The Principles of Clinical Cytogenetics
Harvest is the procedure of collecting the dividing cells at metaphase, their subsequent hypotonic treatment and fixation, and the placement of the chromosomes on glass slides so they can be stained and microscopically examined. The basic ...
Steven Gersen, Martha B. Keagle, 2008
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Nurse's Quick Check: Fluids & electrolytes
Fluids & electrolytes. Understanding isotonic, hypotonic, and hypertonic solutions Hypotonic solution When a less concentrated, or hypo- tonic, solution is placed next to a more concentrated solution, fluid shifts from the hypotonic solution into ...
‎2006
8
Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-surgical Nursing
Electrolyte solutions are considered isotonic if the total electrolyte content (anions cations) is approximately 310 mEq/L, hypotonic if the total electrolyte content is less than 250 mEq/L, and hypertonic if the total electrolyte content is greater than  ...
Suzanne C. O'Connell Smeltzer, Brenda G. Bare, Janice L. Hinkle, 2010
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68w Advanced Field Craft: Combat Medic Skills
Types of IV Solutions There are five basic types of IV solutions, each with a different tonicity and dissolved components: isotonic, hypotonic, hypertonic, crystalloid, and colloid. IV fluids use combinations of these five types of solutions to create ...
Casey Bond, 2008
10
LPN Expert Guides: I.V. therapy
One indication for an isotonic solution is hypotension from hy- povolemia. Common isotonic solutions include lactated Ringer's and normal saline. HYPOTONIC SOLUTIONS A hypotonic solution has an osmolarity lower than serum osmolarity.
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HYPOTONIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hypotonic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Persistence of hAQP1 expression in human salivary gland cells …
Cell volume increased after administration of a hypotonic solution and reached a maximum within 2–3 min, then gradually returned to normal ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
2
Metastasis: Pushing through a tough stretch : Nature Reviews …
To determine whether PANX1 promotes cell survival during cell deformation, the authors carried out hypotonic cell swelling experiments — in ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
3
Your Guide to This Year's Jerusalem Film Festival
Much of the crop reaped prizes – deservedly — in Berlin, including “Ixcanul Volcano,” a hypotonic Guatemalan film that won the Alfred Bauer ... «Forward, Jul 15»
4
A nonsense variant in HERC1 is associated with intellectual …
Facial features included hypotonic and long face with high forehead, prognatism, salivary incontinence and long and thin feet and hand. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
5
Loss-of-function variants in HIVEP2 are a cause of intellectual …
She was hypotonic with poor head control at 4 months of age. She was not able to lift her neck up in the prone position for another 2 months. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
6
Chronic dehydration 'can lead to kidney stones'
The third type, hypotonic dehydration, happens when the body loses more electrolytes than water due to compensating for excessive sweating ... «Trade Arabia, Jul 15»
7
Guidelines Released for Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia
... that may worsen hyponatremia, such as administration of hypotonic fluids, lactated Ringer's, or isotonic (normal) saline," the authors stress. «Medscape, Jul 15»
8
BRIEF-1nkemia announces positive results in R&D on muscular …
Says positive results on research and development project with 6 compounds of the rare disease: hypotonic muscular dystrophy. * Says results ... «Reuters, Jun 15»
9
Yoga class to focus on pelvic health
It can be hypertonic (too tight), hypotonic (too relaxed), or a mixture of both in different muscles. The resulting imbalance affects our breath, ... «Evansville Courier & Press, Jun 15»
10
Ramadan leads to dehydration in Pakistani heat wave
In contrast, hypotonic dehydration occurs when the body loses more electrolytes than water. This can happen when excessive sweating is only ... «Deutsche Welle, Jun 15»

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