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Osmosis
MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
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Qualifiers
MeSH Tree Structures
Concepts
MeSH Heading
Osmosis
Tree Number(s)
G01.154.090.750
G02.111.655
G02.691
G02.723.495
Unique ID
D009995
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009995
Annotation
coordinate with substance / pharmacokin or tissue / metab;
OSMOTIC SHOCK
see
OSMOTIC PRESSURE
is also available
Scope Note
Tendency of fluids (e.g., water) to move from the less concentrated to the more concentrated side of a semipermeable membrane.
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2016/06/17
Allowable Qualifiers
drug effects (DE)
physiology (PH)
radiation effects (RE)
Physical Phenomena [G01]
Biophysical Phenomena [G01.154]
Biomechanical Phenomena [G01.154.090]
Mechanotransduction, Cellular [G01.154.090.500]
Orthodontic Friction [G01.154.090.625]
Osmosis [G01.154.090.750]
Electroosmosis [G01.154.090.750.500]
Chemical Phenomena [G02]
Biochemical Phenomena [G02.111]
Acid-Base Equilibrium [G02.111.007]
Acylation [G02.111.012]
Aerobiosis [G02.111.017]
Agglutination [G02.111.026]
Alkylation [G02.111.035]
Allosteric Regulation [G02.111.044]
Amination [G02.111.053]
Anaerobiosis [G02.111.062]
Autotrophic Processes [G02.111.071]
Base Composition [G02.111.080]
Binding, Competitive [G02.111.084]
Biocatalysis [G02.111.086]
Biomineralization [G02.111.092]
Biosynthetic Pathways [G02.111.098]
Biotinylation [G02.111.109]
Body Composition [G02.111.130]
Brain Chemistry [G02.111.150]
Carbohydrate Metabolism [G02.111.158]
Citric Acid Cycle [G02.111.165]
Cyclization [G02.111.180]
Dealkylation [G02.111.188]
Deamination [G02.111.192]
Decarboxylation [G02.111.195]
DNA Cleavage [G02.111.210]
DNA Methylation [G02.111.218]
DNA Repair [G02.111.222]
DNA Replication [G02.111.225]
Down-Regulation [G02.111.240]
Electron Transport [G02.111.248]
Energy Transfer [G02.111.255]
Enzyme Activation [G02.111.263]
Esterification [G02.111.270]
Halogenation [G02.111.323]
Heterotrophic Processes [G02.111.375]
Hydrogenation [G02.111.380]
Hydroxylation [G02.111.385]
Kinetics [G02.111.490]
Lipid Peroxidation [G02.111.515]
Lipogenesis [G02.111.528]
Lipolysis [G02.111.534]
Lipoylation [G02.111.540]
Melanogenesis [G02.111.545]
Membrane Fluidity [G02.111.550]
Molecular Mimicry [G02.111.560]
Molecular Structure [G02.111.570]
Nitrogen Cycle [G02.111.587]
Nitrosation [G02.111.595]
Nucleic Acid Denaturation [G02.111.603]
Nucleic Acid Hybridization [G02.111.611]
Nucleic Acid Renaturation [G02.111.619]
Osmoregulation [G02.111.635]
Osmosis [G02.111.655]
Electroosmosis [G02.111.655.500]
Peptide Biosynthesis [G02.111.660]
Phosphorylation [G02.111.665]
Phototrophic Processes [G02.111.669]
Prenylation [G02.111.672]
Protein Aggregation, Pathological [G02.111.675]
Protein Binding [G02.111.679]
Protein Folding [G02.111.688]
Protein Modification, Translational [G02.111.691]
Protein Multimerization [G02.111.694]
Protein Stability [G02.111.700]
Proteolysis [G02.111.720]
Proteostasis [G02.111.730]
RNA Cleavage [G02.111.740]
RNA Folding [G02.111.750]
RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional [G02.111.760]
RNA Replication [G02.111.770]
RNA Stability [G02.111.780]
Sequence Homology [G02.111.810]
Signal Transduction [G02.111.820]
Structure-Activity Relationship [G02.111.830]
Substrate Cycling [G02.111.833]
Substrate Specificity [G02.111.835]
Transcription, Genetic [G02.111.873]
Up-Regulation [G02.111.905]
Chemical Phenomena [G02]
Absorption [G02.010]
Adsorption [G02.020]
Air Ionization [G02.035]
Anisotropy [G02.050]
Biochemical Phenomena [G02.111]
Catalysis [G02.130]
Chemical Precipitation [G02.159]
Corrosion [G02.165]
Crystallization [G02.171]
Desiccation [G02.176]
Dialysis [G02.186]
Diffusion [G02.196]
Dimerization [G02.206]
Drug Liberation [G02.211]
Energy Transfer [G02.216]
Evolution, Chemical [G02.225]
Filtration [G02.263]
Hydrogen Bonding [G02.282]
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration [G02.300]
Hydrolysis [G02.380]
Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions [G02.409]
Ion Exchange [G02.437]
Molecular Structure [G02.466]
Molecular Weight [G02.494]
Neutron Diffraction [G02.551]
Organic Chemistry Phenomena [G02.607]
Osmolar Concentration [G02.640]
Osmosis [G02.691]
Electroosmosis [G02.691.250]
Oxidation-Reduction [G02.700]
Particle Size [G02.712]
Permeability [G02.723]
Phase Transition [G02.734]
Photochemical Processes [G02.740]
Polymerization [G02.750]
Proton-Motive Force [G02.765]
Pyrolysis [G02.785]
Solubility [G02.805]
Specific Gravity [G02.819]
Spontaneous Combustion [G02.833]
Surface Properties [G02.860]
Viscosity [G02.930]
X-Ray Diffraction [G02.965]
Chemical Phenomena [G02]
Permeability [G02.723]
Osmosis [G02.723.495]
Electroosmosis [G02.723.495.250]
Osmotic Pressure [G02.723.661]
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Osmosis
Preferred
Concept UI
M0015496
Scope Note
Tendency of fluids (e.g., water) to move from the less concentrated to the more concentrated side of a semipermeable membrane.
Terms
Osmosis
Preferred Term
Term UI
T029573
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1966)
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