hypotonic
adjective
hy·po·ton·ic
ˌhī-pə-ˈtä-nik 
-pō-
1
: having deficient tone or tension
hypotonic children
2
: having a lower osmotic pressure than a surrounding medium or a fluid under comparison
hypotonic organisms
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Less than two months after The Lancet publication, Latta performed the first therapeutic intravenous resuscitation in May of 1832 with infusions of a homemade solution, a watery hypotonic mix of sodium, chloride, and bicarbonate.
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Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2016
On Tuesday, the Real Housewives of Orange County alum, 36, recounted a heartbreaking story on Instagram involving her 3-year-old son Hart, who was diagnosed with hypotonic cerebral palsy last October.
—Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 8 Sep. 2021
Back in October, the Real Housewives of Orange County alum, 36, revealed that her son Hart, who turns 3 next month, was diagnosed with hypotonic cerebral palsy.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 26 May 2021
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Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2016
On Tuesday, the Real Housewives of Orange County alum, 36, recounted a heartbreaking story on Instagram involving her 3-year-old son Hart, who was diagnosed with hypotonic cerebral palsy last October.
—Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 8 Sep. 2021
Back in October, the Real Housewives of Orange County alum, 36, revealed that her son Hart, who turns 3 next month, was diagnosed with hypotonic cerebral palsy.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 26 May 2021
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hypotonic
adjective
hy·po·ton·ic
ˌhī-pə-ˈtän-ik, -pō-
1
: having deficient tone or tension
hypotonic children
2
: having a lower osmotic pressure than a surrounding medium or a fluid under comparison
a hypotonic solution
compare hypertonic sense 2, isotonic sense 1
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