"osmostat" meaning in English

See osmostat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: osmostats [plural]
Etymology: From osmo- + -stat. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|osmo|stat}} osmo- + -stat Head templates: {{en-noun}} osmostat (plural osmostats)
  1. The mechanism, in the hypothalamus, that regulates osmolality by the secretion of antidiuretic hormone

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