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Adjective: hypertonic  `hI-pur'tó-nik
  1. (of living tissue) in a state of abnormally high tension
    "hypertonic muscle tissue"
     
  2. (of a solution) having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution

See also: hypertonus

Antonym: hypotonic, isotonic

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