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hypotonic
1. Having a lesser degree of tension.
2. Having a lesser osmotic pressure than a reference solution, which is ordinarily assumed to be blood plasma or interstitial fluid; more specifically, it refers to a fluid in which cells would swell.
2. Having a lesser osmotic pressure than a reference solution, which is ordinarily assumed to be blood plasma or interstitial fluid; more specifically, it refers to a fluid in which cells would swell.
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hypo-, hyp-
(page 13)
-ic
(page 62)
tono-, -tonia, -tone, -tony, -tonic, -tonical (tension) +
(page 2)