Usually means: Protein-induced fluid retention force.
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Definitions from Wikipedia (Oncotic pressure)

noun:  Oncotic pressure, or colloid osmotic-pressure, is a type of osmotic pressure induced by the plasma proteins, notably albumin, in a blood vessel's plasma (or any other body fluid such as blood and lymph) that causes a pull on fluid back into the capillary.


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