Usually means: Shrinking of cells in hypertonic solution.
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  7. crenation: Wiktionary
  8. crenation: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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  11. Crenation: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  13. crenation: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
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  1. crenation: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  4. Crenation: GLOSSARY of BLOOD RELATED TERMS
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Definitions from Wiktionary (crenation)

noun:  (biology) The contraction of, or formation of abnormal notchings around, the edges of a cell after exposure to a hypertonic solution, due to the loss of water through osmosis, especially noticeable in red blood cells.
noun:  (botany) A rounded tooth on the edge of a leaf.
noun:  The condition of being crenate.

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