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adj. [Gr. poikilos, various; osmos, impulse]Having an internal osmotic pressure varying with the environmental medium.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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poikilosmotic — poi·kil·os·mot·ic .pȯi kil äz mät ik adj having body fluids with an osmotic pressure similar to that of the surrounding medium <most lower marine invertebrates are poikilosmotic> compare HOMOIOSMOTIC … Medical dictionary
poikilosmotic — |pȯikə̇l+ adjective Etymology: poecil + osmotic : lacking a bodily osmotic regulating mechanism and having body fluids with an osmotic pressure similar to that of the surrounding medium most lower marine invertebrates are poikilosmotic compare… … Useful english dictionary
poikilosmotic — the adjective for poikilosmosis … Dictionary of ichthyology
poikilosmotic — poi·kil·osmotic … English syllables
homeosmotic — organisms which maintain body fluids at a rather constant osmotic pressure despite changes in their environment, the condition in most fishes. Opposite of poikilosmotic … Dictionary of ichthyology
homoiosmotic — ho·moi·os·mot·ic .hō .mȯi äz mät ik adj having a bodily osmotic regulating mechanism and body fluids that differ in osmotic pressure from the surrounding medium or from seawater <homoiosmotic animals include all the land and freshwater… … Medical dictionary
poikilosmosis — poi·ki·los·mo·sis (poi″kil oz moґsis) the processes by which a cell or tissue adjusts the osmolarity of its fluid to that of its immediate environment. poikilosmotic adj … Medical dictionary
homeosmotic — |hōmē, |hämē+ adjective Etymology: home + osmotic : having a relatively constant bodily osmotic pressure that is maintained independent of the osmotic pressure of the external environment compare poikilosmotic … Useful english dictionary
homoiosmotic — (|)hō|mȯi, (|)hä| + adjective Etymology: home + osmotic : having a bodily osmotic regulating mechanism and having body fluids that differ in osmotic pressure from the surrounding medium or from sea water homoiosmotic animals include all the land … Useful english dictionary
