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What is the process called in which water moves between the intracellular and extracellular compartments?

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Correct Answer:

Osmosis.

Rationale:

🔷 Osmosis is the movement of water across a semipermeable membrane from low to high solute concentration.

🔷 It specifically refers to fluid balance between intracellular and extracellular spaces.

🔷 Diffusion refers to solutes, not water.

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