What is hypotonic condition?

Answer 1

Hypovolemia (also hypovolaemia, oligemia or hypotonic shock) is a state of decreased blood volume due to things such as hemorrhaging or dehydration.

Hypovolemia is characterized by salt loss and thus differs from dehydration, which is defined as excessive loss of body water.

Common causes of hypovolemia are:

• Loss of blood
• Loss of plasma
• Excessive sweating, diarrhea or vomiting
• Vasodilation (widening of blood vessels) using drugs typically used to treat people with high blood pressure.

Answer 2

The term hypotonic comes from the Greek "hypo" meaning under and "tonos" meaning stretching. In a hypotonic solution the molar concentration of all dissolved solute particles is less than that of another solution or cell.

Answer 3

A hypotonic condition occurs when the concentration of solutes outside a cell is lower than the concentration inside the cell. This causes water to move into the cell by osmosis, potentially causing it to swell and burst. Cells in a hypotonic environment may experience lysis due to the imbalance in osmotic pressure.

Answer 4

Hypotonic means less concentrated as compared to cell .

Answer 5

The word hypotonic means a reduction in pressure or tone. It is a word commonly used in Biology, and is an adjective.