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hypertonic [‚hī·pər′tän·ik] (physiology) Excessive or above normal in tone or tension, as a muscle. Having an osmotic pressure greater than that of physiologic salt solution or of any other solution taken as a standard. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Patients' sputum production was induced by an ultrasonic nebulizer with hypertonic saline, followed by IF staining for P. Linear spring-damper model of the hypertonic elbow: reliability and validity. These different risk assessment methods are complementary and will often identify the same high risk areas of the medication system such as administration of insulin, opiates and narcotics, benzodiazepines, anticoagulant therapy, injectable KCl, hypertonic saline and cancer chemotherapy agents. |
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