Term Name:	response to osmotic stress
Synonyms:	osmotic response, osmotic stress response
Definition:	Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus indicating an increase or decrease in the concentration of solutes outside the organism or cell.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0006970]    QuickGO    AmiGO