Isotonic vs. Isometric — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Isotonic and Isometric
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Isotonic
Of equal tension.
Isometric
Of or exhibiting equality in dimensions or measurements.
Isotonic
Isosmotic.
Isometric
Of or being a crystal system of three equal axes lying at right angles to each other.
Isotonic
Having the same concentration of solutes as the blood
An isotonic saline solution.
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Isometric
(Physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle remains the same.
Isotonic
(Physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction in which the muscle remains under relatively constant tension while its length changes.
Isometric
A line connecting isometric points.
Isotonic
(of two solutions) Having the same osmotic pressure.
Isometric
Of, or exhibiting equality in dimensions.
Isotonic
(of a medical solution) Having the same concentration of solutes as human blood.
Use an isotonic saline solution in your neti pot to prevent irritation of your nasal passages.
Isometric
Of, or being a geometric system of three equal axes lying at right angles to each other (especially in crystallography).
Isotonic
(of two muscles) Having equal tension.
Isometric
(physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle remains the same. See also: Wikipedia:isometric exercise
Antonyms include tonic movements auxotonic and isotonic which are divided into concentric and eccentric.
Isotonic
(physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle changes. Antonym is isometric. Isotonic movements are either concentric (working muscle shortens) or eccentric (working muscle lengthens). See also Wikipedia:Isotonic (exercise physiology)
Isometric
Taking place at constant volume because of being confined by rigid boundaries.
Isotonic
(music) Having the same tone.
Isometric
A line connecting isometric points.
Isotonic
Having or indicating, equal tones, or tension.
Isometric
Pertaining to, or characterized by, equality of measure.
Isotonic
Having an osmotic pressure (tonicity) equal to that of a reference solution; - of aqueous solutions. Contrasting with hypotonic and hypertonic. See hypertonic.
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.
Isometric
Noting, or conforming to, that system of crystallization in which the three axes are of equal length and at right angles to each other; monometric; regular; cubic. Cf. Crystallization.
Isotonic
(of a solution) having a lower osmotic pressure than a comparison solution
Isometric
Of or pertaining to isometrics.
Isotonic
Relating to or characterized by the equal intervals of the well-tempered scale;
Isotonic tuning
Isometric
A line connecting isometric points
Isotonic
Of or involving muscular contraction in which tension is constant while length changes
Isometric
Related by an isometry
Isotonic
Of two or more muscles; having equal tension
Isometric
Of or involving muscular contraction in which tension increases while length remains constant
Isometric
Having equal dimensions or measurements
Isometric
Of a crystal system characterized by three equal axes at right angles
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