osmoregulation

See also: Osmoregulation

English

Etymology

osmo- +‎ regulation

Noun

osmoregulation (countable and uncountable, plural osmoregulations)

1. The homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure in the body in order to maintain a certain water content (concentration of electrolytes, pH, etc).

Related terms

• osmoregulative
• osmoregulator

Translations

homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure

• Dutch: osmoregulatie f
• Esperanto: osmoregado
• Finnish: osmoregulaatio
• French: osmorégulation f
• German: Osmoregulation f
• Indonesian: osmoregulasi (id)
• Italian: osmoregolazione f
• Malay: pengosmokawalaturan
• Polish: osmoregulacja (pl) f
• Portuguese: osmorregulação f
• Spanish: osmorregulación f
• Turkish: osmoregülasyon