Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having less than normal tone or tension, as of muscles or arteries.
- adjective Chemistry Having the lower osmotic pressure of two solutions.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Less than isotonic; specifically, noting a solution of salt when it contains a smaller amount than a second solution with which it is compared: applied in this sense to the blood-serum. Also
hypisotonic . - Reducing tension or tone in a part or in the body in general.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of a solution Having a lower
osmotic pressure than another. - adjective medicine Showing less than normal
tension in themuscles or muscle tissue.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (of a solution) having a lower osmotic pressure than a comparison solution
- adjective (of living tissue) lacking normal tone or tension
Etymologies
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Examples
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'' hypotonic '' esophageal motility disorder was ruled out because they had normal esophageal body amplitude pressure and peristalsis.
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Sports drinks contain salts and sugars, which are hypotonic in nature, which means these components will actually draw water from cells when the desired effect is to hydrate cells, instead.
Mythbusting: Four Myths About Staying Hydrated Debunked | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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"A subset of ASD that might be usefully studied is the intersection of ASD cases with (medically recognized) adverse events following immunization, such as fever, febrile seizure, or hypotonic-hyporesponsive episode," the vaccine committee wrote in its report to HHS.
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Another autism subpopulation that should be included in vaccine studies is what the NVAC called "the intersection of ASD cases with (clearly defined vaccine outcomes) such as fever, febrile seizure, or hypotonic-hypo-responsive episode (HHE)."
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So - I hate this - let them choke on their own secretions because you know, their hypotonic and their sphincters are weak so that will do them in eventually.
Katie Jones and Deus ex machina Kay Olson 2007
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From my training here, the endo department believes that storage in water is no different than dry storage because water is too hypotonic and the live cells around the PDL would explode, leaving you no better than dry storage.
Accidents, Dental Trauma Dr. Dean Brandon 2006
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From my training here, the endo department believes that storage in water is no different than dry storage because water is too hypotonic and the live cells around the PDL would explode, leaving you no better than dry storage.
When to Call the Dentist, When to Go to the Emergency Room Dr. Dean Brandon 2005
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- Paralytic forms: paralysis is of sudden onset (often noted on waking in the morning), asymmetrical and hypotonic.
Chapter 13 1993
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Following hypotonic treatment and fixation, the cells are dropped on a slide and then stained.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] JacobB 2010
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With the genes in place, the new strain of tobacco produced the antibody in its leaves and secreted the antibody from its roots into the surrounding hypotonic growth medium.
Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News 2010
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