Chemicals and Drugs

Hypotonic Solutions

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

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

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

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1 entry terms
  • Solutions, Hypotonic

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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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66(65)

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  1. D26.776w.399

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hypotonic Solutions. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007038. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007038
  2. Hypotonic Solutions. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13163269