oncotic
oncotic adjective: relating to osmotic pressure caused by the presence of colloids.
Adjective
oncotic (not comparable)
- Relating to osmotic pressure caused by the presence of colloids.
- Albumin is a major product of hepatocytes and a critical serum protein required for the maintenance of vascular oncotic pressure and fluid homeostasis; thus, these findings are consistent with improved liver function after telomerase treatment.2000 February 18, Karl Lenhard Rudolph et al., “Inhibition of Experimental Liver Cirrhosis in Mice by Telomerase Gene Delivery”, in Science, volume 287, number 5456, →DOI, pages 1253–1258
oncotic meaning in Tamil and Arabic
oncotic in Tamil
- கழலைசார்ந்த, வீக்கஞ்சார்ந்த
oncotic in Arabic
- relating to osmotic pressure by colloids
- جِرْمِيّ jirmiyy
Origin of oncotic
From New Latin onco- (“tumor”), from Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “lump, mass, bulk”) + -tic.
Words formed from oncotic
Questions about oncotic
- What does oncotic mean?
- Oncotic means relating to osmotic pressure caused by the presence of colloids.
- What is oncotic in Tamil?
- Oncotic in Tamil is கழலைசார்ந்த, வீக்கஞ்சார்ந்த. See Oncotic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is oncotic?
- Oncotic is an adjective.
Words near oncotic in the dictionary
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