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Osmosensation vs Osmosensitivity - What's the difference?

osmosensation | osmosensitivity | Related terms |

Osmosensation is a related term of osmosensitivity.


In nematology|neurology|lang=en terms the difference between osmosensation and osmosensitivity

is that osmosensation is (nematology|neurology) the sensory perception of osmotic pressure while osmosensitivity is (nematology|neurology) an organism's degree of sensitivity to osmotic gradients.

As nouns the difference between osmosensation and osmosensitivity

is that osmosensation is (nematology|neurology) the sensory perception of osmotic pressure while osmosensitivity is (nematology|neurology) an organism's degree of sensitivity to osmotic gradients.

osmosensation

English

Noun

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  • (nematology, neurology) The sensory perception of osmotic pressure

    • Coordinate terms

    *mechanosensation

    Related terms

    *osmosensitive *osmosensory

    osmosensitivity

    English

    Noun

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  • (nematology, neurology) An organism's degree of sensitivity to osmotic gradients
    • The mutant strain exhibited reduced osmosensitivity .

    Related terms

    *osmosensation *osmosensitive *osmosensory