Chemicals and Drugs

Hypertonic Solutions

Solutions that have a greater osmotic pressure than a reference solution such as blood, plasma, or interstitial fluid.

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Abstract

Solutions that have a greater osmotic pressure than a reference solution such as blood, plasma, or interstitial fluid.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Hypertonic Solution
  • Solution, Hypertonic
  • Solutions, Hypertonic

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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general or unspecified; prefer specifics; no qualifers when NIM coorddinate

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  1. D26.776w.314

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hypertonic Solutions. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006982. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006982
  2. Hypertonic Solutions. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77034515