oncotic
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From New Latin onco- (“tumor”), from Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “lump, mass, bulk”) + -tic.
Adjective[edit]
oncotic (not comparable)
- Relating to osmotic pressure caused by the presence of colloids.
- 2000 February 18, Karl Lenhard Rudolph et al., “Inhibition of Experimental Liver Cirrhosis in Mice by Telomerase Gene Delivery”, in Science[1], volume 287, number 5456, , pages 1253–1258:
- 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.
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relating to osmotic pressure caused by the presence of colloids
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