hyperosmolarity

noun

hy·per·os·mo·lar·i·ty | \ -ˈlar-ət-ē

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plural hyperosmolarities

Medical Definition of hyperosmolarity

: the condition especially of a bodily fluid of having abnormally high osmolarity hyperosmolarity occurs in dehydration, uremia, and hyperglycemia with or without ketoacidosis— R. W. P. Cutler

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