Solutions Having Osmotic Pressures Less Than Those of Body Fluids

question 106

Multiple Choice

Solutions having osmotic pressures less than those of body fluids are called

• A) isosmotic.
• B) hyperosmotic.
• C) hyposmotic.
• D) neosmotic.
• E) magnosmotic.

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