| A | B |
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| Hemoglobin A1C | Test that measures the level of hemoglobin A1C in the blood as a means of determining the average blood sugar concentrations for the preceding two to three months |
| Hyperglycemia | Excess of sugar in the blood |
| Hypertonic | In comparing two solutions, referring to the one with a greater solute concentration |
| Hypoglycemia | Abnormal decrease of sugar in the blood |
| Hypotonic | In comparing two solutions, referring to the one with a lower solute concentration. |
| Isotonic | Having the same solute concentration as another solution |
| Osmosis | The movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration |
| Solute | Substance that is dissolved in a solution |
| Solution | Liquid that is a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances |
| Solvent | Dissolving agent of a solution. Water is the most versatile solvent known. |
