Osmosis

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Osmosis
TermOsmosis
Short definitionthe process of passage of the solvent portion of a lesser-concentrated solution through a semipermeable membrane into a higher-concentrated solution until the two solutions are equal in concentration; plays an important role in water distribution in the body
TypeMedical term
SpecialtyGeneral
LanguageEnglish
SourceAMA
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Osmosis (definition) the process of passage of the solvent portion of a lesser-concentrated solution through a semipermeable membrane into a higher-concentrated solution until the two solutions are equal in concentration; plays an important role in water distribution in the body

==Osmosis (overview)==