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os|mo|reg|u|la|tion
os|mo|reg|u|la|tion «OZ moh REHG yuh LAY shuhn, OS-», noun.
the process by which the osmotic activity of a living cell is increased or decreased by the organism in order to maintain the most favorable conditions for the vital processes of the cell and the organism.

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