Osmotic pressure
Property of a solution proportional to nondiffusible solute concentration.
Pressure required to prevent net water movement across a semipermeable membrane. Plasma proteins generate colloid osmotic (oncotic) pressure that retains fluid in capillaries.
How one textbook covers it
Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism, 8th ed. (Gropper) — Glossary
Pressure required to prevent net water movement across a semipermeable membrane. Plasma proteins generate colloid osmotic (oncotic) pressure that retains fluid in capillaries.
Related terms
Osmosis