oncotic pressure

oncotic pressure
on·cot·ic pressure (')äŋ-'kät-ik-, (')än- n the pressure exerted by plasma proteins on the capillary wall

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a pressure represented by the pressure difference that exists between the osmotic pressure of blood and that of the lymph or tissue fluid. Oncotic pressure is important for regulating the flow of water between blood and tissue fluid. See also osmosis.

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the osmotic pressure due to the presence of colloids in a solution; in the case of plasma–interstitial fluid interaction, it is the force that tends to counterbalance the capillary pressure.

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