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Osmotic pressure   /ɑzmˈɑtək prˈɛʃər/   Listen
Osmotic pressure

noun
1.
(physical chemistry) the pressure exerted by a solution necessary to prevent osmosis into that solution when it is separated from the pure solvent by a semipermeable membrane.





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... this way the situation of the fluid producing analgesia can be controlled to some extent. It has been found that a very serious danger exists if the solution passes up to the brain, or even if it passes higher than the sixth cervical nerve. It is important that the osmotic pressure of the solutions employed should be as nearly as possible that of the cerebrospinal fluid, that is to say, the nearer the solution is isotonic with the cerebrospinal fluid, the better will be the analgesia, and the less will be the harmful effects. At present ...
— Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia


Words linked to "Osmotic pressure" :   pressure level, force per unit area, hypotonicity, hypertonicity, pressure, physical chemistry


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