Osmosis
"Osmosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Tendency of fluids (e.g., water) to move from the less concentrated to the more concentrated side of a semipermeable membrane.
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D009995
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G01.154.100.600 G01.595.100.600 G02.111.087.640 G02.149.115.640 G02.149.767.645 G02.842.700.495 G02.842.750.645
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Osmosis" by people in Profiles.
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Miller MK, Dowd MD, Friesen CA, Walsh-Kelly CM. A randomized trial of enema versus polyethylene glycol 3350 for fecal disimpaction in children presenting to an emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Feb; 28(2):115-9.