The net movement of water from a region of high water concentration to a region of low water concentration through a selectively permeable membrane. This means osmosis is a special case of ...

The solution is said to be in equilibrium – there is therefore no net movement in one direction. Water leaves the cell by osmosis. The cytoplasm shrinks and pulls away from the cell wall.

Fish consume water through a process known as osmosis. Merriam-Webster defines osmosis as “movement of a solvent (such as water) through a semipermeable membrane (as of a living cell ...