Definition of Term

osmoregulation

(English) The technique by which fish regulate and maintain their internal water and salt concentrations against those in the surrounding environment; the biological strategy employed by fish to regulate and maintain their internal water and salt concentrations against the water and salt concentrations in their surrounding environment, i.e., saltwater or freshwater. (See also: salinity, habitat, freshwater)

osmorégulation

(French) Procédé selon lequel les poissons régulent et maintiennent les teneurs en sels et en eau de leur milieu intérieur, en luttant contre les teneurs du milieu ambiant. (See also: salinity, habitat, freshwater)

osmoregulação

(Portuguese) Capacidade pela qual os peixes regulam e mantéem a sua água interna e a concentração de sais que é diferente do meio. (See also: salinity, habitat, freshwater)

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