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RINGER'S SOLUTION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ringer's solution mean?
• RINGER'S SOLUTION (noun)
The noun RINGER'S SOLUTION has 1 sense:
1. an aqueous solution containing the chlorides of sodium and potassium and calcium that is isotonic to animal tissues; used to correct dehydration and (in physiological experiments) as a medium for in vitro preparations
Familiarity information: RINGER'S SOLUTION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An aqueous solution containing the chlorides of sodium and potassium and calcium that is isotonic to animal tissues; used to correct dehydration and (in physiological experiments) as a medium for in vitro preparations
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
Ringer's solution; Ringer solution
Hypernyms ("Ringer's solution" is a kind of...):
isosmotic solution; isotonic solution (a solution having the same osmotic pressure as blood)
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