Meanings
- not comparableRelating to osmotic pressure caused by the presence of colloids.
Albumin is a major product of hepatocytes and a critical serum protein required for the maintenance of vascular oncotic pressure and fluid homeostasis; thus, these findings are consistent with improved liver function after telomerase treatment.
2000 February 18, Karl Lenhard Rudolph et al., “Inhibition of Experimental Liver Cirrhosis in Mice by Telomerase Gene Delivery”, in Science, volume 287, number 5456, →DOI, pages 1253–1258
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Ancient Greekὄγκος“lump, mass, bulk”
- New Latinonco-“tumor”
- Englishoncotic
From New Latin onco- (“tumor”), from Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “lump, mass, bulk”) + -tic.
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Arabic جِرْمِيّ
- جِرْمِيّ (jirmiyy)relating to osmotic pressure by colloids
Czech onkotický
- onkotickýrelating to osmotic pressure by colloids
German onkotisch
- onkotischrelating to osmotic pressure by colloids
Polish onkotyczny
- onkotycznyrelating to osmotic pressure by colloids
Portuguese oncótico
- oncóticorelating to osmotic pressure by colloids
Spanish oncótico
- oncóticorelating to osmotic pressure by colloids
Turkish onkotik
- onkotikrelating to osmotic pressure by colloids
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Cite this entry
oncotic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oncotic
“oncotic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oncotic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oncotic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oncotic.
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