Medical Dictionary
poikilosmotic
adj poi·kil·os·mot·ic \ˌpȯi-kil-äz-ˈmät-ik\
Medical Definition of POIKILOSMOTIC
: having body fluids with an osmotic pressure similar to that of the surrounding medium <most lower marine invertebrates are poikilosmotic>—compare homoiosmotic
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