Hypotonic vs. Hypertonic — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Hypotonic and Hypertonic
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Hypotonic
Having less than normal tone or tension, as of muscles or arteries.
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Hypertonic
Having a higher osmotic pressure than a particular fluid, typically a body fluid or intracellular fluid.
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Hypotonic
(Chemistry) Having the lower osmotic pressure of two solutions.
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Hypertonic
Of or in a state of abnormally high muscle tone.
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Hypotonic
(of a solution) Having a lower osmotic pressure than another.
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Hypertonic
(Physiology) Having extreme muscular or arterial tension.
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Hypotonic
(medicine) Showing less than normal tension in the muscles or muscle tissue.
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Hypertonic
(Chemistry) Having the higher osmotic pressure of two solutions.
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Hypotonic
(of living tissue) lacking normal tone or tension
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Hypertonic
(of a solution) Having a greater osmotic pressure than another.
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Hypotonic
(used of solutions) having the same or equal osmotic pressure
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Hypertonic
(anatomy) Having a very high muscular tension; spastic.
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Hypertonic
Having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution; - of an aqueous solution. Increasing the concentration of dissolved solids increases the osmotic pressure, and thus the tonicity of a solution. Opposite of hypotonic and contrasting with isotonic.
A knowledge of the colligative properties of solutions . . . is essential for one to understand fully the principles involved in rendering intravenous solutions isotonic with blood serum, or opthalmic solutions isotonic with lachrymal fluid. Solutions thus adjusted produce less shock and much less irritation than those which are hypotonic or hypertonic, and present-day practise recognizes the desirability of making the necessary adjustments whenever possible.
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Hypertonic
Having an osmotic pressure greater than that of blood plasma, which is approximately that of a 0.2 normal solution of sodium chloride. Cells taken from a medium of normal physiological osmolality and placed in a hypertonic medium will shrink.
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Hypertonic
In a state of abnormally high tension; - of muscle.
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Hypertonic
(of living tissue) in a state of abnormally high tension;
Hypertonic muscle tissue
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Hypertonic
(used of solutions) having the same or equal osmotic pressure
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