poikilohydry
Meanings
noun
- The condition of being poikilohydric; the lack of structural or functional mechanisms to actively regulate the equilibrium between the concentration of water in cell tissue and that in the environment.
Word forms
Etymology
From poikilo- + -hydry or a noun-forming modification of poikilohydric (see -y); compare homoiohydry.
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