1. Plural of milliosmol; units of osmotic pressure equal to one thousandth of an osmol, used to measure the concentration of solutes in a solution.
Usage: technical; medical/scientific; commonly abbreviated as mOsm or mOsmol

Examples

• The serum osmolality was measured at 290 milliosmols per kilogram of water.
• Normal blood plasma contains approximately 300 milliosmols of dissolved particles.
• The IV solution was prepared with a concentration of 154 milliosmols per liter.
• Doctors monitor milliosmols levels to assess kidney function and electrolyte balance.
• The osmotic pressure of the solution was expressed in milliosmols per kilogram.