Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Maintenance of an optimal, constant osmotic pressure in the body of a living organism.
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- noun The
homeostatic regulation ofosmotic pressure in thebody in order to maintain a constantwater content
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Trachea regulate air exchange and free amino acids are the major players in osmoregulation.
Insecta (Aquatic) 2008
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Heteropterans, like other insects, have a waxy cuticle that repels water to reduce the need for active osmoregulation.
Insecta (Aquatic) 2008
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There are no particular modifications, from the basic insect body plan, for circulation, excretion or osmoregulation that have been recognized in these moth species.
Insecta (Aquatic) 2008
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Hypotonic urine, to aid osmoregulation, is produced with needed ions being reabsorbed in the midgut.
Insecta (Aquatic) 2008
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Tracheae regulate air exchange, and free amino acids are the major players in osmoregulation.
Crustacea 2008
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Back in the classroom, I was mid-sentence explaining osmoregulation in the kidneys when "YIIIIEEEEE!"
Archive 2007-05-01 A. Bennett 2007
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Perhaps the trout longest isolated in fresh water, the Gila and Apache trout, have lost or greatly reduced the physiological processes that allow for osmoregulation maintenance of a stable salt and water balance in the blood in marine waters.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Perhaps the trout longest isolated in fresh water, the Gila and Apache trout, have lost or greatly reduced the physiological processes that allow for osmoregulation maintenance of a stable salt and water balance in the blood in marine waters.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Perhaps the trout longest isolated in fresh water, the Gila and Apache trout, have lost or greatly reduced the physiological processes that allow for osmoregulation maintenance of a stable salt and water balance in the blood in marine waters.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Perhaps the trout longest isolated in fresh water, the Gila and Apache trout, have lost or greatly reduced the physiological processes that allow for osmoregulation maintenance of a stable salt and water balance in the blood in marine waters.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Online Dictionary. The maintenance of an optimal constant osmotic pressure in the body of a living organism.
October 7, 2010