See Also: countertransport(medicine)

outwards (oh) and countertransport (medicine)


outwards (oh)



towards the outside or away from the centre of something
-opposite inwards inwards
::The door opens outwards.
facing/looking/spreading etc outwards
::Stand with your elbows pointing outwards.

countertransport (medicine)


countertransport


The transport of one substance across a membrane, coupled with the simultaneous transport of another substance across the same membrane in the opposite direction.