How do you use Hypertonic in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like hypotonic or isotonic, plus the exact meaning.
Hypertonic in a sentence
Hypertonic meaning
- Having a greater osmotic pressure than another.
- Having a very high muscular tension; spastic.
Using Hypertonic
- The main meaning on this page is: Having a greater osmotic pressure than another. | Having a very high muscular tension; spastic.
- Useful related words include: hypotonic, isotonic.
- In the example corpus, hypertonic often appears in combinations such as: hypertonic saline.
Context around Hypertonic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hypertonic
- In this selection, "hypertonic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, inhaled, canada and saline stand out and add context to how "hypertonic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include mannitol and hypertonic saline 3 and sclerodex canada hypertonic saline glycerin. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hypertonic" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hypertonic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Sometimes, the antibiotic azithromycin is used long term. Inhaled hypertonic saline and salbutamol may also be useful. (17 words)
The medicines that are commonly used as sclerosants are polidocanol (POL branded Asclera in the United States, Aethoxysklerol in Australia), sodium tetradecyl sulphate (STS), Sclerodex (Canada), Hypertonic Saline, Glycerin and Chromated Glycerin. (32 words)
The ideal treatment of cerebral edema in DKA is not established, but intravenous mannitol and hypertonic saline (3%) are used—as in some other forms of cerebral edema—in an attempt to reduce the swelling. (35 words)
The ideal treatment of cerebral edema in DKA is not established, but intravenous mannitol and hypertonic saline (3%) are used—as in some other forms of cerebral edema—in an attempt to reduce the swelling. (35 words)
The medicines that are commonly used as sclerosants are polidocanol (POL branded Asclera in the United States, Aethoxysklerol in Australia), sodium tetradecyl sulphate (STS), Sclerodex (Canada), Hypertonic Saline, Glycerin and Chromated Glycerin. (32 words)
Sometimes, the antibiotic azithromycin is used long term. Inhaled hypertonic saline and salbutamol may also be useful. (17 words)
Example sentences (3)
Sometimes, the antibiotic azithromycin is used long term. Inhaled hypertonic saline and salbutamol may also be useful.
The ideal treatment of cerebral edema in DKA is not established, but intravenous mannitol and hypertonic saline (3%) are used—as in some other forms of cerebral edema—in an attempt to reduce the swelling.
The medicines that are commonly used as sclerosants are polidocanol (POL branded Asclera in the United States, Aethoxysklerol in Australia), sodium tetradecyl sulphate (STS), Sclerodex (Canada), Hypertonic Saline, Glycerin and Chromated Glycerin.
Common combinations with hypertonic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: