osmotherapy

osmotherapy
Dehydration by means of intravenous injections of hypertonic solutions of sodium chloride, dextrose, urea, mannitol, or other osmotically active substances, or by oral administration of glycerine, isosorbide, glycine, etc.; used in the treatment of cerebral edema and increased intracranial pressure. [osmosis + therapy]

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os·mo·ther·a·py (oz″mo-therґə-pe) [osmo-2 + therapy] treatment by the intravenous injection of hypertonic solutions to produce dehydration.

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