hypertonic
American Heritage Dictionary:
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hy·per·ton·ic
(hī'pər-tŏn'ĭk) 
adj.
adj.
- Pathology. Having extreme muscular or arterial tension.
- Chemistry. Having the higher osmotic pressure of two solutions.
Oxford Food & Nutrition Dictionary:
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hypertonic
A solution more concentrated than the body fluids; see isotonic.
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1. Applied to muscles that are too tight.
2. Applied to a solution that tends to cause the volume of a cell to decrease. Thus, the cell, when immersed in a hypertonic solution, tends to lose water and shrink. The term is applied to high-energy, concentrated drinks that have a higher total salt concentration than body fluids.
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
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hypertonic
- (of a solution) having a higher osmotic pressure than that of some given solution, especially that of the fluid in or surrounding a given type of cell or a body fluid.
- (of a muscle) showing or characterized by excessive tone or tension. Compare hypotonic.
| hyperthyroidism, hyperthermophile, hypertension | |
| hypertrophy, hyperuricemia, hypervariable region |
Mosby's Dental Dictionary:
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hypertonic
(hī'purton'ik)
adj
adj
Having an osmotic pressure greater than that of the solution with which it is compared.
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