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hypertonic
1) Exhibiting excessive tone or tension (a hypertonic baby, a hypertonic bladder).
2) Having a higher osmotic pressure than a surrounding medium or a fluid under comparison (animals that produce urine which is hypertonic to their blood. )
- Part of Speech: adjective
 - Industry/Domain: Medical
 - Category: Human genome
 - Company: National Library of Medicine
 
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- Max Bryant
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