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isotonically - 1 dictionary results
i·so·ton·ic     (ī'sə-tŏn'ĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Of equal tension.
  2. Isosmotic.
  3. Having the same concentration of solutes as the blood: an isotonic saline solution.
  4. Physiology Of or involving muscular contraction in which the muscle remains under relatively constant tension while its length changes.


[iso- + Greek tonos, tension; see tone + -ic.]

i'so·ton'i·cal·ly adv., i'so·to·nic'i·ty (-tə-nĭs'ĭ-tē) n.
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