poikilosmotic

poikilosmotic
poi·kil·os·mot·ic .pȯi-kil-äz-'mät-ik adj having body fluids with an osmotic pressure similar to that of the surrounding medium <most lower marine invertebrates are \poikilosmotic> compare HOMOIOSMOTIC

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  • poikilosmotic — |pȯikə̇l+ adjective Etymology: poecil + osmotic : lacking a bodily osmotic regulating mechanism and having body fluids with an osmotic pressure similar to that of the surrounding medium most lower marine invertebrates are poikilosmotic compare… …   Useful english dictionary

  • poikilosmotic — the adjective for poikilosmosis …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • poikilosmotic — adj. [Gr. poikilos, various; osmos, impulse] Having an internal osmotic pressure varying with the environmental medium …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • poikilosmotic — poi·kil·osmotic …   English syllables

  • homeosmotic — organisms which maintain body fluids at a rather constant osmotic pressure despite changes in their environment, the condition in most fishes. Opposite of poikilosmotic …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • homoiosmotic — ho·moi·os·mot·ic .hō .mȯi äz mät ik adj having a bodily osmotic regulating mechanism and body fluids that differ in osmotic pressure from the surrounding medium or from seawater <homoiosmotic animals include all the land and freshwater… …   Medical dictionary

  • poikilosmosis — poi·ki·los·mo·sis (poi″kil oz moґsis) the processes by which a cell or tissue adjusts the osmolarity of its fluid to that of its immediate environment. poikilosmotic adj …   Medical dictionary

  • homeosmotic — |hōmē, |hämē+ adjective Etymology: home + osmotic : having a relatively constant bodily osmotic pressure that is maintained independent of the osmotic pressure of the external environment compare poikilosmotic …   Useful english dictionary

  • homoiosmotic — (|)hō|mȯi, (|)hä| + adjective Etymology: home + osmotic : having a bodily osmotic regulating mechanism and having body fluids that differ in osmotic pressure from the surrounding medium or from sea water homoiosmotic animals include all the land …   Useful english dictionary

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