colloid-osmotic pressure

  • 1Colloid — Milk is an emulsified colloid of liquid butterfat globules dispersed within a water based solution. A colloid is a substance microscopically dispersed evenly throughout another substance.[1] A colloidal system consists of two separate phases: a… …

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  • 2Oncotic pressure — Oncotic pressure, or colloid osmotic pressure, is a form of osmotic pressure exerted by proteins in blood plasma that usually tends to pull water into the circulatory system. Throughout the body, dissolved compounds have an osmotic pressure.… …

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  • 3oncotic pressure — (ˈ)än]|käd.ik , (ˈ)äŋ] noun Etymology: oncotic probably International Scientific Vocabulary onco (I) + tic (as in osmotic) : the pressure exerted by plasma proteins on the capillary wall and made up of the osmotic and imbibition pressures of the… …

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  • 4COPi — colloid osmotic pressure in interstitial fluid …

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  • 5COPp — colloid osmotic pressure in plasma * * * a cancer chemotherapy regimen consisting of cyclophosphamide, Oncovin (vincristine), procarbazine, and prednisone …

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  • 6COPi — • colloid osmotic pressure in interstitial fluid …

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  • 7COPp — • colloid osmotic pressure in plasma …

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  • 8Blood flow — is the continuous running of blood in the cardiovascular system. The human body is made up of several processes all carrying out various functions. We have the gastrointestinal system which aids the digestion and the absorption of food. We also… …

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  • 9Renal function — Diagram showing the basic physiologic mechanisms of the kidney Renal function, in nephrology, is an indication of the state of the kidney and its role in renal physiology. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) describes the flow rate of filtered fluid …

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  • 10COP — capillary osmotic pressure; change of plaster; coefficient of performance; colloid oncotic pressure; colloid osmotic pressure; competitive oligonucleotide priming; cryptogenic organizing pneumonitis; cyclophosphamide, Oncovin, and prednisone * *… …

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