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MeSH Heading: Osmosis
Tree Number(s): G01.154.090.750; G02.111.655; G02.691; G02.723.495
Unique ID: D009995
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009995
Annotation: coordinate with substance / pharmacokin or tissue / metab; OSMOTIC SHOCK see OSMOTIC PRESSURE is also available
Scope Note: Tendency of fluids (e.g., water) to move from the less concentrated to the more concentrated side of a semipermeable membrane.
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/17

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Osmosis MeSH Descriptor Data 2024