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• osmoregulatory — osmoregulation ► NOUN Biology ▪ the maintenance of constant osmotic pressure in the fluids of an organism by the control of water and salt concentrations. DERIVATIVES osmoregulatory adjective …   English terms dictionary

• osmoregulatory — adjective see osmoregulation …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• osmoregulatory — See osmoregulation. * * * …   Universalium

• osmoregulatory — adjective Of or pertaining to osmoregulation …   Wiktionary

• osmoregulatory — Influencing the degree and rapidity of osmosis. * * * os·mo·reg·u·la·to·ry reg yə lə .tōr ē, .tȯr adj of, relating to, or concerned with the maintenance of constant osmotic pressure …   Medical dictionary

• osmoregulatory — os·mo·regulatory …   English syllables

• osmoregulatory — adjective see osmoregulator * * * osmoregˈulatory / lə tər i/ adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑osmosis …   Useful english dictionary

• endocrine system — Group of ductless glands that secrete hormones necessary for normal growth and development, reproduction, and homeostasis. The major endocrine glands are the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, islets of Langerhans, adrenals, parathyroids, ovaries …   Universalium

• osmoregulation — noun Etymology: osmosis + regulation Date: 1927 regulation of osmotic pressure especially in the body of a living organism • osmoregulatory adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Jellyfish — For other uses, see Jellyfish (disambiguation). Jellyfish Temporal range: 505–0 Ma …   Wikipedia

• Schistosoma — Taxobox name = Schistosoma image width = 250px image caption = Schistsoma mansoni egg regnum = Animalia phylum = Platyhelminthes classis = Trematoda subclassis = Digenea ordo = Strigeidida familia = Schistosomatidae genus = Schistosoma genus… …   Wikipedia